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Greens Announce $2.75m Meth Harm-Reduction Program Funding

By Drooid · Oct 18, 2026, 4:07 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Green MP Huhana Lyndon met Mongrel Mob members at a health-wellbeing meeting.
Green co-leader Marama Davidson announced funding for evidence-based meth-harm reduction programmes.
Labour leader Chris Hipkins condemned the meeting and said Greens will not receive police or corrections portfolios.
In 2021 the government allocated $2.75 million from the Proceeds of Crime Fund to a Mongrel Mob-led rehab programme.

History

Historical Context

The Golden Triangle is the world’s main meth source, and the Sam Gor network—led by Tse Chi Lop—controls roughly 40 % of the Asia-Pacific market and earns about $8 billion a year. A 2018 systematic review found community-reinforcement and contingency-management therapies most effective, guiding New Zealand’s recent talks with Mongrel Mob members to merge gang-run rehab with government oversight.

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Story summary

Green MP Huhana Lyndon met Mongrel Mob members at a health-wellbeing meeting.
Green co-leader Marama Davidson announced funding for evidence-based meth-harm reduction programmes.
Labour leader Chris Hipkins condemned the meeting and said Greens will not receive police or corrections portfolios.
In 2021 the government allocated $2.75 million from the Proceeds of Crime Fund to a Mongrel Mob-led rehab programme.

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