Q&A: Henare O'Keefe
Local hero Henare O’Keefe is taking High Court action to overturn a liquor licence renewal in his community of Flaxmere. The Hastings District Councillor and QSM recipient, known as the ‘ambassador of love’, says Māori should have more say
Nov 11 2019
Opinion: What we know about drugs in NZ in 2020
Kali Mercier sets out what we know in 2020, and outlines how the need to collect accurate information has never been greater.
Nov 7 2019
Methamphetamine convictions on rise, new report shows
The 2019 State of the Nation report provides a snapshot of available data on how NZ deals with drugs. Release November 2019.
Sensational sex-and-drugs story sparks research interest
Back in 2016, a provocative Newshub headline introduced middle New Zealand to the existence of “drug-fuelled sex binges” known as chemsex. Natalie Bould explains how an unfortunate media outcry prompted an important new study.
No is a vote to maintain Aotearoa’s status quo
Some say cannabis law is a tool of race and class oppression. At the same time, many people with terminal illness or chronic pain have found relief in the drug. Chloe Ann-King and Hannah McGowan investigate the history.
Helping locals stem the tide of alcohol
Concerned communities often don’t know they can object to more alcohol sales in their area or how to go about it. Te Hiringa Hauora and Community Law Centres are lending a hand.
Lessons from the Canadian cannabis legalisation
Indigenous Canadians have been dissatisfied with the way cannabis legalisation has failed to work for them.
Unify rally to end our drug war
A glimpse of what happened at Auckland Town Hall at the Unify Rally on Monday 16 September. Photographer Katrina Elton was on hand to capture what happened.
Unawareness and cost block cannabis prescriptions
Although medicinal cannabis was made legal in New Zealand, the medical profession has been slow to widely adopt the new option. Russell Brown finds that a scarcity of use data, lack of awareness and cost are some of the barriers.