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Caveat Emptor – Let the Buyer Beware The Real Estate Authority (REA) has updated its guidance on methamphetamine contamination and disclosure when buying or selling residential property in New Zealand. This has been done before the New Zealand Standard, NZS 8510:2017, has completed its formal review. REA's new guidance recommends decontamination to 15 µg/100 cm² or below and says disclosure is generally not required once a property is at or below that level. However, NZS 8510

Methamphetamine self-test kits can be a useful tool in the toolbox for homeowners and landlords who want an initial indication of whether methamphetamine may be present in a property. But there is an important limitation: a self-test result should not be treated as confirmation that a property is meth-free. The problem with self-test kits The problem with self-test kits Currently, we are not aware of any readily available self-test kits that have been validated for use in acc