Tech entrepreneur, wife, kids and friends among victims in Florida plane crash The Bahamas-bound plane crashed in South Florida on Sunday, killing all nine passengers onboard The Independent UK · Nov 2
Number of potentially lethal meth candies unknowingly shared by New Zealand food bank reaches 65 Police in New Zealand have accounted for 41 chunks of methamphetamine enclosed in candy wrappers — each a potentially lethal amount of the drug — that were unknowingly distributed by an Auckland food bank The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2024
Charity Unknowingly Distributes Lethal Meth-Filled Candies In Food Parcels A charity in Auckland, New Zealand distributed methamphetamine-filled candies by accident, prompting hospitalizations and raising concerns about drug smugg... Top News · Aug 14, 2024
New Zealand food bank hands out sweets with potentially lethal amounts of methamphetamine The amount of meth in each sweet was up to 300 times the level someone would usually take, NZ Drug Foundation says Evening Standard · Aug 14, 2024
Meth disguised as lollies sent to 400 Auckland families Up to 400 families in Auckland have received food parcels containing "potentially lethal" lollies, sparking an effort to warn those affected. AAP · Aug 14, 2024
Meth Found In Sweets Handed Out By New Zealand Charity Pineapple sweets dished out by a New Zealand charity have tested positive for potentially lethal amounts of methamphetamine, police said Wednesday, sparking an urgent race to remove them from the streets. International Business Times · Aug 14, 2024
Food bank unknowingly distributes candy made from meth The meth-laced pineapple lollies in the food parcels were a public donation The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2024
Criminals who escaped the dock and how they were caught Here the ECHO takes a look at the criminals who fled from court and how the law caught up with them Liverpool Echo · Jan 8, 2023
‘Life is tough’: New Zealand charities brace for Christmas surge as cost of living pressures mount City missions are reporting a 400% increase in demand since before the pandemic, amid soaring food and housing costs The Guardian - AU · Dec 9, 2022
New Zealand: average stay in emergency housing rises seven-fold in five years Labour says it has inherited a decades-old crisis as evidence grows of short-term motel stays turning into months or years The Guardian - AU · Sep 28, 2022
New Zealand’s motel generation caught between life in limbo and life on the street Nearly 10,000 New Zealanders are in emergency accommodation in motels, as the cost of living soars and public housing wait lists blow out The Guardian - AU · Sep 16, 2022
People on the move: Key North East appointments and promotions of the week Companies announcing new arrivals this week include Avison Young, Hodgson Sayers, Bonded and Hirestreet Birmingham Post · Apr 4, 2022
New Zealand’s homeless have been moved off the streets, but the crisis endures At the start of the pandemic, New Zealand made headlines for appearing to eliminate homelessness, but the story is more complicated The Guardian - AU · Feb 18, 2022