2 million hits a week: Meth consumption hits record high as national awareness campaign fails to fire

2 million hits a week: Meth consumption hits record high as national awareness campaign fails to fire

Derek ChengSenior Writer·NZ Herald·6 Sep, 2026 05:00 PM8 mins to read‌The Government announcing its plan in November 2025 to strike against the syndicates flooding the country with methamphetamine. Video / NZ Herald / Sylvie WhinrayThe scourge of methamphetamine continues to wreak havoc across New Zealand, with the equivalent of almost two million doses detected in wastewater sites over one week in April. That equates to a weekly record high of almost 40kg of meth, which is estimated to have a weekly social cost of

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