Christchurch murder trial told of drug sale hours before David Bridgwater shot dead
James Arthur Holder, 55, is on trial before a jury in the High Court at Christchurch charged with…
Whangārei teen jailed for four years and six months over meth importation
Customs detected an anomaly while X-raying the package, which had been declared as clothing garments. Inside the box…
Novo Nordisk shells out $4.7 billion up front for liver disease firm
Seven years after the biotechnology firm launched, Akero Therapeutics is slated to be acquired by the Danish…
Police probe whether chainsaw was used in the murder of a man in Bega, NSW
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Blade Herbert sentenced over Whangārei ‘drug deal gone wrong’ that led to kidnapping
Dressed in black clothes and wearing a glove, Herbert began yelling at two victims in the lounge. “Where…
Former provincial rugby player Tuaefe Palelei loses bid to stay in Australia after drug dealing
Palelei returned to New Zealand briefly before going back to settle in Perth later that same year. Instead…
Hamilton woman Mariah Gunter’s $17k heist that funded her drug addiction
Last week, she appeared in the Hamilton District Court for sentencing on the burglary, along with thefts from…
Myeloma patients move to Australia for cancer drug not funded here
“I was quite accepting, thinking that the medics all knew what they were talking about. But they’re only…
As the Trump administration blows up suspicious boats, legal experts raise red flags
Once upon a time, a boat suspected of carrying illegal drugs into the US was a job for…
US strikes another alleged Venezuelan drug boat, killing 3, as tensions rise
Tensions between longtime foes the US and Venezuela reached new heights in recent weeks after Trump dispatched eight…
Northland police operation uncovers stolen vehicles, alleged meth dealers
A 29-year-old Kaikohe woman is facing methamphetamine dealing charges, as well as a 35-year-old. Firearms were recovered during…
NZ drug courier Melissa Lee Rodgers liable for deportation from Western Australia as a 501
The following year, Rodgers was convicted of attempting to possess drugs with intent to sell or supply and…