13 Mar 2025

Four people in hospital in Wairarapa after taking unknown drug

From Checkpoint, 5:12 pm on 13 March 2025

Police are investigating after four people ended up in Hospital in Wairarapa after taking suspect substances. They were called to a house in Masterton last night where a person was in a critical condition after ingesting an unknown substance. In a separate incident on Saturday three other people were found unresponsive at a Tinui property. They all thought they were taking cocaine. Sarah Helm, the Executive Director at the New Zealand Drug Foundation spoke to Lisa Owen.