“Everyone seems to know someone, which is really sad.”‘Rare but it can happen’: PoliceAccording to a Police spokesperson, “drink spiking is rare, but it can happen”. “At present, drink spiking is not specifically identifiable in the data that Police currently records,” the spokesperson says. “Unfortunately, there is currently no reliable method to accurately measure such data in New Zealand.”Even if there were, drink spiking is rarely reported to the police. Rapist brothers Danny (centre) and Roberto (right) Jaz at the bar Mama Hooch where they drink spiked and sexually assaulted women. “My perspective is that drink spiking primarily happens with an intent for assault or an intent to rape,” she says now.

Source: New Zealand Herald December 23, 2025 00:34 UTC