Mike Apr 271 minMeth Use Doubles During August LockdownMeth use doubled during last August's Delta Lockdown. NZ Herald's story suggests "Boredom" as a reason for the dramatic increase in use....
Mike Mar 41 minMeth is not going away!A record meth bust this week and it hardly rates a mention. 613kg of Meth seized at Auckland Airport Thursday week ago....
Mike Nov 3, 20211 minTop Protection Tips for Landlord and TenantsFair Go ran a story on Monday about the discrepancy between the NZ Standard, NZS8510:2017, and the Gluckman Report Level. Watch the clip...
Mike Jun 8, 20211 minWE are looking forward to this doco.Number 10 in Paddy's 10 things you need to know about 'P'. Domestic meth "cooking" is on the rise again. Covid-19 border restrictions...
Mike May 28, 20211 minPre-listing tests - We don't think soWe totally agree that a toxicology report should be done as part of due diligence but a pre-listing test – No! Would you trust a report...
Mike May 19, 20211 minREINZ Calls For Greater Clarification On Meth Testing Levels As Confusion Causes Chaos REINZ are a bit late to the party on this but it is good that they have finally turned up. https://www.blog.reinz.co.nz/blog/meth-testing...
Mike Jan 4, 20211 minHappy New Year!!We are back on deck but are easing into the year. So, our hours are reduced this week and next as golf, spending time at the beach and on...
Mike Sep 8, 20201 minReport Published on Ill Health Effect of Meth ContaminationJackie Wright of the Flinders University in Adelaide has had published "Environmental Methamphetamine Exposures and Health Effects in...
Mike Jul 7, 20201 minPart 2: How this big problem is affecting every small town.Part 2 of Paddy's story https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/07/new-zealand-s-meth-addiction-how-this-big-problem-is-affecting...
Mike Jul 6, 20201 minPart 1 of a 2 Part Story on MethThis is worth a watch. Paddy is doing some good work here https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/07/the-sad-reality-of-how-meth-...
Mike Jun 15, 20201 minHow much P is too much?This is a good story on the mess created by Phil Twyford and why did the REINZ and ADLS remove the reference to the NZ Standard,...
Mike Jun 4, 20201 minREINZ remove NZS8510:2017 from S&P AgreementThe Meth Testing Industry Association is disappointed the REINZ & ADLS have removed NZ Standard, NZS8510:2017, from yesterdays updated...
Mike Apr 21, 20201 minMeth Testing Under Level 3Meth Testing Under Alert Level 3 As a country we move to Alert Level 3 on Tuesday 28th April. We will be open to restart Meth Testing on...
Mike Dec 5, 20192 minToxicology Report, Meth Test, included in latest Sale and Purchase AgreementThe Tenth Edition 2019 of the ADLS/REINZ Agreement for Sale and Purchase of Real Estate has included a Yes/No for a Toxicology Report in...
Mike Nov 28, 20192 minInternational Study Damning of Gluckman ReportA just released international review Household Contamination with Methamphetamine: Knowledge and Uncertainties published in the...
Mike Oct 24, 20191 minLandlords need to remain VigilantThe attached Tenancy Tribunal judgement is a reminder to remain vigilant for landlords. Many landlords have taken a 'nothing to see here'...
Mike Oct 18, 20192 minHousing NZ gets an ‘F’ for Meth Risk Management Housing NZ gets an ‘F’ for Meth Risk Management. HNZ has over 65,000 properties with a combined value $25 Billion. In the year ended...
Mike Sep 23, 20191 minHousing NZ tenant given $6,900 after Meth BustOn 1st August 2018 Police raided a Meth Lab at a Housing NZ property in Ranui. At the property they found equipment for manufacture in...
Mike Aug 27, 20191 minResidential Tenancies Amendment Act 2019 now in force.The RTA Amendment Act has come into force today. The act addresses issues of liability for rental damage and premises that are unlawful...
Mike Aug 4, 20191 minImplications for Meth Contamination in RTA Act No 2The Residential Tenancies Amendment Act No 2 passed on 30th July. There are several ways that landlords and tenants will be affected but...