Testing

stuff.co.nz – Meth testing for rental properties on the rise

Domnick Hetmanska 30/04/2016

30 April 2016 – Author: Adele Redmond – Source: stuff.co.nz The tell-tale signs of a meth lab never change. Stained walls and door frames, trash overflowing with pill packets, blackened windows and CCTV-style security are usually evidence that an ordinary house harbours illegal secrets. MethScreen’s Kevin says New Zealand’s most dangerous drug is often an invisible one. Kevin and partner Tracey have been testing South Island […]

Meth lab, Property, Testing

NZ Herald – 280 state houses test positive for meth

Domnick Hetmanska 22/03/2016

22 March 2016 – Source: NZ Herald Nearly 280 state houses tested positive for meth contamination in the nine months to December, Housing New Zealand confirmed last week. It spent about $12 million to $13 million a year on remedial work. It’s feared P-riddled homes could rival NZ’s leaky homes disaster, with thousands thought to […]

Health, Property, Testing

stuff.co.nz – “Kapiti family homeless after buying meth-contaminated house in Waikanae”

Domnick Hetmanska 21/03/2016

21 March 2016 – Author: Deidre Mussen – Source: stuff.co.nz It was a dream that went up in smokes. A Kapiti couple and their two young daughters moved into what they thought was a perfect house. However, now they are homeless after discovering their newly-bought house is contaminated with methamphetamine. Their plight and others in […]

Health, Meth lab, Property, Testing

SMH – “The lucrative industry booming on the back of Australia’s ice epidemic”

Domnick Hetmanska 20/09/2015

20 September 2015 – Author: Ava Benny-Morrison – Source: Sydney Morning Herald A septic tank had to be dug up, bedrooms gutted, land decontaminated and surfaces scrubbed. Making the house, north of Sydney, habitable again after it was used for an elaborate meth lab was no small or cheap feat. “That job was $250,000 by the […]

Crime, Health, Meth lab, Property, Testing

stuff.co.nz – “NZ’s meth legacy may affect motels, baches and even cars”

Domnick Hetmanska 12/09/2015

12 September 2015 – Author: John McCrone – Source: stuff.co.nz Could a tenth of all New Zealand motel rooms now be toxic from P smoking? Is every property investor at risk of huge methamphetamine clean-up bills? JOHN McCRONE reports on the growing meth decontamination industry. Marketing an ex-meth house has its problems. How do […]