Drugs

Australian comic Jon Bennett is currently touring his show Fire In The Meth Lab around New Zealand, and will be performing it as well as his other show Pretending Things Are a Cock at the World… Audio

Super-strong synthetic drugs made by "idiot dealers and manufacturers" were responsible for the spike in deaths linked to the substances, an emergency doctor says. Video, Audio

The winner of the 2017 Hill Tinsley Medal is developing anti-cancer drugs based on noble metals such as platinum and iridium. Audio

Testing for drug levels in waterways is about to be trialled in the regions, following a pilot programme in Auckland. Analysis of Auckland's wastewater between May and July 2014 found methamphetamine… Audio

Justice Mata Keli Tuatagaloa was sworn in as the first female Samoan Supreme Court Judge in August 2015. She also presides over the recently established Alcohol and Drugs Court which helps communities… Audio

The 2017 MacDiarmid Medal has been awarded to chemist Peter Tyler, for his work designing and creating new drugs to treat diseases such as cancer. Audio

Arlene McDowell is designing nanoparticles that will hold medication and deliver it exactly to its intended destination in the body. Audio

Three kilograms of raw product, with a street value of $1.5 million was seized, alongside a seperate investigation that resulted in three arrests for supply. Audio

Three recent deaths, including two this week in West Auckland, have been linked to a new drug - and the death of a 21 year old Fielding man is also being investigated. Audio

The Drug Foundation has raised concerns about the National Party policy on young beneficiaries being drug tested. The $72 million four-year plan to increase support for unemployed young people was… Audio