Southsada Sananikone: 81-year-old drug trafficker loses bid to overturn conviction
The court was told that over a five-week period in early 2022, Sananikone mailed 396 packages on behalf…
Napier man’s bounce-back from life on the streets: ‘I would have been dead’
On a bright, sunny afternoon, sitting outside, clearly garden and house proud, he sees things as starting to…
Nasal spray sold nationwide recalled. See impacted products.
Something you bought was just recalled. What does that mean? What happens when something you purchase is recalled?…
Stage 4 bowel cancer patient fights for funding of life-prolonging drug
Bowel cancer is the second-highest cause of cancer death in New Zealand, second only to lung cancer. Bowel…
Matamata, Whangamatā and Paeroa drug raids lead to five arrests
A 34-year-old local man has been charged with possessing methamphetamine for supply and obstructing police. He is due…
Florida man admits to getting kickbacks from N.J. pharmacy in telemarketing prescription scam
A Florida resident has admitted in federal court that he received more than $300,000 in kickbacks from a…
Contributor: New mothers are tempted by Ozempic but don’t have the data they need
My friend Sara, eight weeks after giving birth, left me a tearful voicemail. I’m a clinical psychologist specializing…
Young Comancheros drug couriers Dementry Higgins and Kayden Kelvin Wikaira sentenced
The Christchurch chapter of the Comancheros became a priority target of the National Organised Crime Group (NOCG) in…
Cocaine use surges 43% in NZ wastewater drug tests as meth harm soars
“It is likely that increased supply of cocaine to New Zealand has contributed to the expansion of the…
Customs urges cruise passengers, coastal communities to report drug activity
Cocaine with a street value of nearly $16 million was seized from a container at the Port of…
Traveling with meds? Brittney Griner shares the risks she learned
Traveling with prescription medicine? Know the laws before you go Learn why checking prescription drug laws before traveling…
Mum’s cancer surgery success at risk as $45k drug remains unfunded
“The treatment worked better than anyone dared to hope,” Nesbit said in an updated post on Givealittle. Young…