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Gluckman Report + 3 Biggest Meth Testing Myths

By NevilleJune 4, 2018June 5, 2018 Meth Standards, Meth Testing gluckman, HNZ, housing new zealand, meth testing, phil twyford, residue Leave a comment

A week on from the release of the report from the Office of the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, Sir Peter Gluckman which spurred a witch hunt in the media last week, complete with angry mob, pitchforks in hand, out for blood. Chants of snake oil and conspiracy scams abound. Consequently, the media started calling me…

MTIANZ Inaugural Meeting

By NevilleJuly 24, 2017February 7, 2018 MTIANZ decontamination, meeting, meth testing, methamphetamine testing industry association new zealand, MTIANZ Leave a comment

Last Thursday 20th July 2017 the first meeting was held in Auckland for the newly formed Meth Testing Industry Association New Zealand (MTIANZ). The idea behind setting up MTIANZ is to clean-up the industry and provide some assurance to property owners and clients that meth testing is no longer going to be a cowboy industry. Predictably…

Property Meth Test Hawkes Bay

By NevilleJuly 2, 2017February 7, 2018 Property Meth Test hawkes bay, house, meth test, property 1 Comment

Why Test a Property for Meth? What we are seeing is that there are two main reasons people get a property tested for meth contamination: They’re looking to purchase and want to check it’s not contaminated. Its a rental and they’re testing between tenancies. Both are legitimate reasons and we are seeing an increase in the…

Failure of NZS 8510:2017 – Why Meth Contamination Will Continue

By NevilleAugust 31, 2017February 7, 2018 Meth Standards meth, methamphetamine, NZS8510:2017, standard Leave a comment

Yes, great enthusiasm and optimism was all the rage last month when the new meth standard NZS 8510:2017 was published. While not as strong or binding as we wanted, at least we had something which set some guidelines for the future. However, it didn’t take long for the criticism to come, and at the MTIANZ inaugural…

New Meth Standard NZS 8510:2017 – Interpretation & Main Points

By NevilleJuly 2, 2017January 24, 2018 Meth Standards meth, methamphetamine, NZS8510:2017, standards 4 Comments

Finally the release of the eagerly anticipated New Zealand Standard NZS 8510:2017 for the Testing and Decontamination of Methamphetamine-Contaminated Properties has happened, but what does it mean and what are the main take-aways for landlords, house-hunters as well as us meth testers. Well, to be honest it’s a mixed bag. Whilst well-overdue and with good-intentions, these…