A landlord says up to $140,000 worth of damage was done to his Auckland property after tenants contaminated it so seriously that most fittings, architraves and even paint had to be removed due to methamphetamine.. Click here to read more...
Police Detective Superintendent Tim Anderson acknowledged the scale of the problem. "It's a growing addiction it's a drug of choice for New Zealand at the moment," he said. Click here to read more...
Never in their wildest dreams could drug squad detectives imagine the wheeler-dealer would unwittingly help them dismantle a sprawling syndicate smuggling "pink", as criminals call it.Click here to read more...
Earlier this week, the mum of an ex-ice addict criticised the store for selling a drink jar product she said looked strikingly similar to methamphetamine drug paraphernalia.Click here to read more...
Melissa started using meth when she was 16. She never thought it would turn into a near 20 year addiction. "I was doing crime to support my habit. It destroyed my life, it made me a person that I didn't even know who I was. Click here to read more...
The report, prepared by ESR, recommends that a different level be used to guide clean up where meth has been used, compared to the level for houses where the drug has been manufactured.Click here to read more...
Three people have now been arrested and charged with importing methamphetamine, supplying methamphetamine and money laundering.. Click here to read more...
The public profile of former TV3 newsreader Darren McDonald may save him from jail after a judge agreed his fame would make him a target for drug dealers in prison.Click here to read more...