Police will begin roadside drug driving testing in the Wellington District from Monday 15 December 2025, marking the first time this type of screening has been used on New Zealand roads.
The new testing regime will allow officers to screen drivers for the presence of impairing drugs using roadside saliva-testing devices. The initial rollout in Wellington is expected to form part of a wider effort to reduce harm caused by drug-impaired driving.
Superintendent Steve Greally, Director of Road Policing said the introduction of roadside drug testing would strengthen police ability to detect and deter dangerous behaviour behind the wheel.
“Our dedicated staff continue to prioritise the safety of all on New Zealand roads,” Greally said. “The introduction of roadside drug driving testing is a positive step in our collective effort to reduce harm by drivers who get behind the wheel impaired by drugs.”
The devices will screen for four drugs commonly associated with impaired driving: THC (cannabis), methamphetamine, MDMA (ecstasy) and cocaine. Police said the thresholds for each drug are designed to indicate recent use that could cause impairment, rather than historical use, passive exposure or accidental ingestion.
Police will continue to use Compulsory Impairment Tests (CIT) alongside the new technology, allowing officers to assess drivers where there is good cause to suspect drug impairment.
Drivers taking prescribed medication have been advised to continue following medical advice but to be mindful of any impairing side effects. Police stressed that a prescription or medical note cannot be used at the roadside to avoid testing or dispute a positive saliva screening result.
If laboratory testing later confirms the presence of a prescribed drug, drivers may apply for a medical defence. Information on this process will be available on the Police website from 15 December.
Drivers who refuse or fail to comply with a roadside drug screening test face a $400 fine, 75 demerit points, and a 12-hour driving prohibition.
Greally said the new powers send a clear message to motorists. “If you take drugs and drive, you put lives at risk. If you do it, you will be caught.”
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Well, I hope that tonnes of people will snarl this process by refusing, but I doubt it.
I will not be supplying bodily fluids to the police. They can make all the reassurances they like about disposal or destruction. I will not believe them.
Just like the photos they took of people in public unlawfully, it is likely they will do the same with saliva to get DNA and then change the law when caught.
What happened to all the Covid PCR DNA nose swab test results?
Or…is it DNA screening without a Court Order or Warrant?
Scenario;
1. The rego plate is run, & driver / owner is on an extended multi-agency watch list;
2. Pull the car over, do the licky-lick test;
3. DNA (falsely) reveals a ‘suspect’ to a crime, or has a false-positive like the Covid scam;
4. Arrest the person(s) in the vehicle, and hold them under ‘suspicion’;
5. Impound / seize / the vehicle;
6. ‘Suspect’ gets a hearing date due to the false positive, or from being targeted for being politically incorrect / anti-Zionist;
7. Remand to prison;
8. Suspect is attacked by operatives inside the prison, and murdered.
THIS DRUG / DNA GATHERING HAS PICKED-UP IN SPEED SINCE THE FBI CAME HERE ON A PERMANENT BASIS!!!
Vote for the NZ Loyal Party or the NZ Outdoors & Freedom Party, and the criminal organisation known as the FBI will be sent packing!
State terrorism.