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Enough methamphetamine to supply the country's users for six months has been stopped at the border in Custom's largest ever bust.

Just under 500kg of the class A drug was found in a shipment of electric motors after an investigation into a trans-national drug syndicate.

And authorities say overseas drug syndicates are targeting New Zealand.

RNZ Auckland reporter Tom Furley has more.

Westlake Girls High School has a population of 2200 and just 1 percent of them are Tongan. But the students have rallied to celebrate Tongan language week and promote their culture, keen to do their bit to halt the declining rate of Tongan language speakers in New Zealand.

Green Party co-leader James Shaw is nursing a black eye and lacerations to his face after an attack in Wellington today that's prompted fears over the security of our MPs.