KnowYourStuffNZ
@knowyourstuffnz.bsky.social
Drug checking and harm reduction service at events and in the community in Aotearoa since 2015.
World's first legal drug checking operation, doing the thing legally since 2021 😊
World's first legal drug checking operation, doing the thing legally since 2021 😊
Kia ora e hoa mai i Mauao! Kei te haere mai ta matou whare haumanu tātari hei tenei Rāhoroi😊
💛 Ina: 10am -3:30pm, 31 Kohitātea
💛 Kei hea: Oyster Catcher Room, Arataki community Centre, Zambuk Way, Mauao
Ko te tātaritanga matū he kore utu, he muna, he kore-whakawa, he 100% te ture 🙂
💛 Ina: 10am -3:30pm, 31 Kohitātea
💛 Kei hea: Oyster Catcher Room, Arataki community Centre, Zambuk Way, Mauao
Ko te tātaritanga matū he kore utu, he muna, he kore-whakawa, he 100% te ture 🙂
January 28, 2026 at 5:46 AM
Kia ora e hoa mai i Mauao! Kei te haere mai ta matou whare haumanu tātari hei tenei Rāhoroi😊
💛 Ina: 10am -3:30pm, 31 Kohitātea
💛 Kei hea: Oyster Catcher Room, Arataki community Centre, Zambuk Way, Mauao
Ko te tātaritanga matū he kore utu, he muna, he kore-whakawa, he 100% te ture 🙂
💛 Ina: 10am -3:30pm, 31 Kohitātea
💛 Kei hea: Oyster Catcher Room, Arataki community Centre, Zambuk Way, Mauao
Ko te tātaritanga matū he kore utu, he muna, he kore-whakawa, he 100% te ture 🙂
Hi Mount Maunganui friends! We've got a drug checking clinic happening this weekend, so come and say hi 😊
💛 When: 10am - 3:30pm, 31 January
💛 Where: The Oystercatcher Room, Arataki community Centre, Zambuk Way, Mt Maunganui.
Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal 💛
💛 When: 10am - 3:30pm, 31 January
💛 Where: The Oystercatcher Room, Arataki community Centre, Zambuk Way, Mt Maunganui.
Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal 💛
January 28, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Hi Mount Maunganui friends! We've got a drug checking clinic happening this weekend, so come and say hi 😊
💛 When: 10am - 3:30pm, 31 January
💛 Where: The Oystercatcher Room, Arataki community Centre, Zambuk Way, Mt Maunganui.
Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal 💛
💛 When: 10am - 3:30pm, 31 January
💛 Where: The Oystercatcher Room, Arataki community Centre, Zambuk Way, Mt Maunganui.
Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal 💛
Hi friends! We're going to be at Shipwrecked for two days of drug checking and harm reduction yarns!
We're open from 10am - 6pm on Friday and Saturday, so swing by the checking tent next to the Big House and say hi 😄
Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal💛
We're open from 10am - 6pm on Friday and Saturday, so swing by the checking tent next to the Big House and say hi 😄
Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal💛
January 28, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Hi friends! We're going to be at Shipwrecked for two days of drug checking and harm reduction yarns!
We're open from 10am - 6pm on Friday and Saturday, so swing by the checking tent next to the Big House and say hi 😄
Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal💛
We're open from 10am - 6pm on Friday and Saturday, so swing by the checking tent next to the Big House and say hi 😄
Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal💛
Hi friends! Just a lil' reminder that regional drug checking clinics have kicked off for the year 😍
Coming up we have
🔥24 Jan
Porirua: 11am - 3pm
🔥7 Feb
Newtown, WGT: 11am - 2pm
Raglan, HAM: 4-7pm
🔥11 Feb
UCSA CHCH, 3-7pm
Find your next checking clinic:
thelevel.org.nz/drug-checkin...
Coming up we have
🔥24 Jan
Porirua: 11am - 3pm
🔥7 Feb
Newtown, WGT: 11am - 2pm
Raglan, HAM: 4-7pm
🔥11 Feb
UCSA CHCH, 3-7pm
Find your next checking clinic:
thelevel.org.nz/drug-checkin...
January 20, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Hi friends! Just a lil' reminder that regional drug checking clinics have kicked off for the year 😍
Coming up we have
🔥24 Jan
Porirua: 11am - 3pm
🔥7 Feb
Newtown, WGT: 11am - 2pm
Raglan, HAM: 4-7pm
🔥11 Feb
UCSA CHCH, 3-7pm
Find your next checking clinic:
thelevel.org.nz/drug-checkin...
Coming up we have
🔥24 Jan
Porirua: 11am - 3pm
🔥7 Feb
Newtown, WGT: 11am - 2pm
Raglan, HAM: 4-7pm
🔥11 Feb
UCSA CHCH, 3-7pm
Find your next checking clinic:
thelevel.org.nz/drug-checkin...
That's another Soundsplash done and dusted. It's always such a treat to come to Raglan and hang out with y'all for that sweet sweet harm reduction 😊🥰😍
January 20, 2026 at 1:44 AM
That's another Soundsplash done and dusted. It's always such a treat to come to Raglan and hang out with y'all for that sweet sweet harm reduction 😊🥰😍
Where's KYSNZ? (It's like Where's Wally on easy mode)
If you want to get your stuff checked or come and have a yarn or ask some questions, look for the flag. You can always find us 😏
If you want to get your stuff checked or come and have a yarn or ask some questions, look for the flag. You can always find us 😏
January 20, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Where's KYSNZ? (It's like Where's Wally on easy mode)
If you want to get your stuff checked or come and have a yarn or ask some questions, look for the flag. You can always find us 😏
If you want to get your stuff checked or come and have a yarn or ask some questions, look for the flag. You can always find us 😏
Hi friends! We've updated our 💊Library with the latest lot of MDM4 chonkers that folk have brought in to be checked.
⚖ DHL Truck, estimated to contain 3 standard 100mg doses
⚖ Pink Moncler, estimated to contain 2-3 standard 100mg doses
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knowyourstuff.nz/pill-library/
⚖ DHL Truck, estimated to contain 3 standard 100mg doses
⚖ Pink Moncler, estimated to contain 2-3 standard 100mg doses
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knowyourstuff.nz/pill-library/
January 15, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Hi friends! We've updated our 💊Library with the latest lot of MDM4 chonkers that folk have brought in to be checked.
⚖ DHL Truck, estimated to contain 3 standard 100mg doses
⚖ Pink Moncler, estimated to contain 2-3 standard 100mg doses
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knowyourstuff.nz/pill-library/
⚖ DHL Truck, estimated to contain 3 standard 100mg doses
⚖ Pink Moncler, estimated to contain 2-3 standard 100mg doses
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knowyourstuff.nz/pill-library/
Hi friends! We need your help 😥
Ngl, 2025 hit us hard in terms of finances, so we're doing a lil' donation drive.
Anything you can spare would be incredible. It'll go towards spec maintenance, training, and all the behind-the-scenes stuff that keeps us ticking.
knowyourstuff.nz/donate/
Ngl, 2025 hit us hard in terms of finances, so we're doing a lil' donation drive.
Anything you can spare would be incredible. It'll go towards spec maintenance, training, and all the behind-the-scenes stuff that keeps us ticking.
knowyourstuff.nz/donate/
January 15, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Hi friends! We need your help 😥
Ngl, 2025 hit us hard in terms of finances, so we're doing a lil' donation drive.
Anything you can spare would be incredible. It'll go towards spec maintenance, training, and all the behind-the-scenes stuff that keeps us ticking.
knowyourstuff.nz/donate/
Ngl, 2025 hit us hard in terms of finances, so we're doing a lil' donation drive.
Anything you can spare would be incredible. It'll go towards spec maintenance, training, and all the behind-the-scenes stuff that keeps us ticking.
knowyourstuff.nz/donate/
Hi friends! Just a lil' reminder that labeling your stuff is SUPER IMPORTANT.
💧If you're labeling your G bottles, molly water, or bags make sure you use a permanent marker that won't rub off or smear.
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💧If you're labeling your G bottles, molly water, or bags make sure you use a permanent marker that won't rub off or smear.
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January 9, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Hi friends! Just a lil' reminder that labeling your stuff is SUPER IMPORTANT.
💧If you're labeling your G bottles, molly water, or bags make sure you use a permanent marker that won't rub off or smear.
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💧If you're labeling your G bottles, molly water, or bags make sure you use a permanent marker that won't rub off or smear.
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Kia ora e hoa mai i Kirikiriroa! Kei te haere mai ta matou whare haumanu tātari hei tenei Rāhoroi 😃
💛 Ina: 4-7pm, 10 Kohitātea
💛 Kei hea: Level 2, 11 Garden Place, te pokapū o Kirikiriroa
Ko te tātaritanga matū he kore utu, he muna, he kore-whakawa, he 100% te ture 🙂
💛 Ina: 4-7pm, 10 Kohitātea
💛 Kei hea: Level 2, 11 Garden Place, te pokapū o Kirikiriroa
Ko te tātaritanga matū he kore utu, he muna, he kore-whakawa, he 100% te ture 🙂
January 7, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Kia ora e hoa mai i Kirikiriroa! Kei te haere mai ta matou whare haumanu tātari hei tenei Rāhoroi 😃
💛 Ina: 4-7pm, 10 Kohitātea
💛 Kei hea: Level 2, 11 Garden Place, te pokapū o Kirikiriroa
Ko te tātaritanga matū he kore utu, he muna, he kore-whakawa, he 100% te ture 🙂
💛 Ina: 4-7pm, 10 Kohitātea
💛 Kei hea: Level 2, 11 Garden Place, te pokapū o Kirikiriroa
Ko te tātaritanga matū he kore utu, he muna, he kore-whakawa, he 100% te ture 🙂
Hi Hamilton friends! We've got your first monthly drug checking clinic happening this weekend, so come and say hi 😊
💛 When: 4-7pm, 10th January
💛 Where: Level 2, 11 Garden Place, Hamilton
Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal, so come & find out what's in your stuff 💛
💛 When: 4-7pm, 10th January
💛 Where: Level 2, 11 Garden Place, Hamilton
Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal, so come & find out what's in your stuff 💛
January 7, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Hi Hamilton friends! We've got your first monthly drug checking clinic happening this weekend, so come and say hi 😊
💛 When: 4-7pm, 10th January
💛 Where: Level 2, 11 Garden Place, Hamilton
Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal, so come & find out what's in your stuff 💛
💛 When: 4-7pm, 10th January
💛 Where: Level 2, 11 Garden Place, Hamilton
Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal, so come & find out what's in your stuff 💛
Hi friends! This lil' guy's confusion and disappointment isn't just a mood, it's a whole damn emotion 😭😭😭😭
It can feel the same when you buy something and it turns out to be something else. All hope and anticipation and then...nope 😕
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It can feel the same when you buy something and it turns out to be something else. All hope and anticipation and then...nope 😕
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January 7, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Hi friends! This lil' guy's confusion and disappointment isn't just a mood, it's a whole damn emotion 😭😭😭😭
It can feel the same when you buy something and it turns out to be something else. All hope and anticipation and then...nope 😕
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It can feel the same when you buy something and it turns out to be something else. All hope and anticipation and then...nope 😕
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Hi friends! We just want to take a lil' moment to mihi some of the folks that have helped us prep for this summer.
MASSIVE thanks to The Big Picture, Wellington. They helped us out MAJORLY by printing off our banners and other bits and pieces in time for the NYE festivals 😍😘
thebigpic.co.nz
MASSIVE thanks to The Big Picture, Wellington. They helped us out MAJORLY by printing off our banners and other bits and pieces in time for the NYE festivals 😍😘
thebigpic.co.nz
January 5, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Hi friends! We just want to take a lil' moment to mihi some of the folks that have helped us prep for this summer.
MASSIVE thanks to The Big Picture, Wellington. They helped us out MAJORLY by printing off our banners and other bits and pieces in time for the NYE festivals 😍😘
thebigpic.co.nz
MASSIVE thanks to The Big Picture, Wellington. They helped us out MAJORLY by printing off our banners and other bits and pieces in time for the NYE festivals 😍😘
thebigpic.co.nz
Hi friends! So the reports from the NYE festivals are starting to trickle in, and it looks like we've got some new multidose chonkers in our pill library, as well as some repeat offenders from years gone by cropping up again.
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knowyourstuff.nz/pill-library/
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knowyourstuff.nz/pill-library/
January 5, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Hi friends! So the reports from the NYE festivals are starting to trickle in, and it looks like we've got some new multidose chonkers in our pill library, as well as some repeat offenders from years gone by cropping up again.
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knowyourstuff.nz/pill-library/
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knowyourstuff.nz/pill-library/
What happens when you get your stuff checked with us at a festival? Come on a lil' adventure and find out 😘
January 5, 2026 at 5:43 AM
What happens when you get your stuff checked with us at a festival? Come on a lil' adventure and find out 😘
Hi Wānaka friends! We've got our first drug checking clinic for 2026 happening in your neck of the woods 😃
💛When: 5-9pm, 9th January
💛Where: The Armstrong room, Lake Wanaka Centre, 89 Ardmore Street
Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal💛
💛When: 5-9pm, 9th January
💛Where: The Armstrong room, Lake Wanaka Centre, 89 Ardmore Street
Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal💛
January 2, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Hi Wānaka friends! We've got our first drug checking clinic for 2026 happening in your neck of the woods 😃
💛When: 5-9pm, 9th January
💛Where: The Armstrong room, Lake Wanaka Centre, 89 Ardmore Street
Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal💛
💛When: 5-9pm, 9th January
💛Where: The Armstrong room, Lake Wanaka Centre, 89 Ardmore Street
Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal💛
Hi Auckland friends! We've got a bonus pre-NYE clinic coming your way next week 😃
💛 When: 10am - 1pm, 29th December
💛 Wellsford Pharmacy, 149 Rodney Street, Wellsford
Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal, so bring us your gear and find out what's in your stuff 💛
💛 When: 10am - 1pm, 29th December
💛 Wellsford Pharmacy, 149 Rodney Street, Wellsford
Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal, so bring us your gear and find out what's in your stuff 💛
December 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Hi Auckland friends! We've got a bonus pre-NYE clinic coming your way next week 😃
💛 When: 10am - 1pm, 29th December
💛 Wellsford Pharmacy, 149 Rodney Street, Wellsford
Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal, so bring us your gear and find out what's in your stuff 💛
💛 When: 10am - 1pm, 29th December
💛 Wellsford Pharmacy, 149 Rodney Street, Wellsford
Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal, so bring us your gear and find out what's in your stuff 💛
Hi Wānaka friends! We've got a pre-NYE drug checking clinic heading your way this weekend😘
💛When: 11am - 4pm, 28 December
💛Where: Lake Wānaka Centre, 89 Ardmore St, Wānaka
Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal, so bring us your gear and find out what's in your stuff 💛
💛When: 11am - 4pm, 28 December
💛Where: Lake Wānaka Centre, 89 Ardmore St, Wānaka
Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal, so bring us your gear and find out what's in your stuff 💛
December 22, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Hi Wānaka friends! We've got a pre-NYE drug checking clinic heading your way this weekend😘
💛When: 11am - 4pm, 28 December
💛Where: Lake Wānaka Centre, 89 Ardmore St, Wānaka
Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal, so bring us your gear and find out what's in your stuff 💛
💛When: 11am - 4pm, 28 December
💛Where: Lake Wānaka Centre, 89 Ardmore St, Wānaka
Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal, so bring us your gear and find out what's in your stuff 💛
Hi Queenstown friends! We know that proper planning prevents piss-poor partying, so we've got a pre-NYE drug checking clinic for you 😊
💛When: 1-4pm, 27th December
💛Where: Queenstown Memorial Centre, 1 Memorial St, Queenstown
Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal💛
💛When: 1-4pm, 27th December
💛Where: Queenstown Memorial Centre, 1 Memorial St, Queenstown
Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal💛
December 22, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Hi Queenstown friends! We know that proper planning prevents piss-poor partying, so we've got a pre-NYE drug checking clinic for you 😊
💛When: 1-4pm, 27th December
💛Where: Queenstown Memorial Centre, 1 Memorial St, Queenstown
Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal💛
💛When: 1-4pm, 27th December
💛Where: Queenstown Memorial Centre, 1 Memorial St, Queenstown
Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal💛
We also made a note of which things were cropping up in peoples' drugs where they weren't meant to be.
☕Caffeine was the most common substance things were either cut with or had been swapped out for (17% of all substitutions/additions). It was mostly found in stimulants like MDMA and speed.
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☕Caffeine was the most common substance things were either cut with or had been swapped out for (17% of all substitutions/additions). It was mostly found in stimulants like MDMA and speed.
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December 22, 2025 at 4:11 AM
We also made a note of which things were cropping up in peoples' drugs where they weren't meant to be.
☕Caffeine was the most common substance things were either cut with or had been swapped out for (17% of all substitutions/additions). It was mostly found in stimulants like MDMA and speed.
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☕Caffeine was the most common substance things were either cut with or had been swapped out for (17% of all substitutions/additions). It was mostly found in stimulants like MDMA and speed.
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There were 1,922 samples where people thought they knew what they had. Of those samples
✅ 91% samples were what they were meant to be
❌ 6% samples weren't what they were meant to be
🥴 3% samples were partially what they were meant to be
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✅ 91% samples were what they were meant to be
❌ 6% samples weren't what they were meant to be
🥴 3% samples were partially what they were meant to be
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December 22, 2025 at 4:10 AM
There were 1,922 samples where people thought they knew what they had. Of those samples
✅ 91% samples were what they were meant to be
❌ 6% samples weren't what they were meant to be
🥴 3% samples were partially what they were meant to be
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✅ 91% samples were what they were meant to be
❌ 6% samples weren't what they were meant to be
🥴 3% samples were partially what they were meant to be
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Hi friends! So we've done a bit of data crunching with our BFFs at DISC Trust and NZ Drug Foundation to find out what to expect this summer
✅ 80% were as presumed
❌ 5% WEREN'T as presumed
🥴 3% were partially as presumed
❓7% were unknown when brought in
🤷♀️ 5% of samples were inconclusive
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✅ 80% were as presumed
❌ 5% WEREN'T as presumed
🥴 3% were partially as presumed
❓7% were unknown when brought in
🤷♀️ 5% of samples were inconclusive
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December 22, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Hi friends! So we've done a bit of data crunching with our BFFs at DISC Trust and NZ Drug Foundation to find out what to expect this summer
✅ 80% were as presumed
❌ 5% WEREN'T as presumed
🥴 3% were partially as presumed
❓7% were unknown when brought in
🤷♀️ 5% of samples were inconclusive
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✅ 80% were as presumed
❌ 5% WEREN'T as presumed
🥴 3% were partially as presumed
❓7% were unknown when brought in
🤷♀️ 5% of samples were inconclusive
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Hi friends! Have you met our BFFs at High Alert yet? They're Aotearoa's early warning system for dangerous drugs, and they're an integral part of the national harm reduction squad. We just want to give them a lil' mihi as we go into festival season 🥰
www.highalert.org.nz
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www.highalert.org.nz
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December 19, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Hi friends! Have you met our BFFs at High Alert yet? They're Aotearoa's early warning system for dangerous drugs, and they're an integral part of the national harm reduction squad. We just want to give them a lil' mihi as we go into festival season 🥰
www.highalert.org.nz
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www.highalert.org.nz
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Kia ora e hoa mai i Tāmaki Makaurau! Kei te haere mai ta matou whare te whare haumanu tātari matū whakamutunga mo te tau 2025
💛 Ina: 10am - 6pm, 26 Hakihea
💛 Kei hea: The Button Factory, 2 Abbey Street, te pokapū o Tāmaki Makaurau
Ko te tātaritanga matū he muna, he kore-whakawa, he 100% te ture
💛 Ina: 10am - 6pm, 26 Hakihea
💛 Kei hea: The Button Factory, 2 Abbey Street, te pokapū o Tāmaki Makaurau
Ko te tātaritanga matū he muna, he kore-whakawa, he 100% te ture
December 15, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Kia ora e hoa mai i Tāmaki Makaurau! Kei te haere mai ta matou whare te whare haumanu tātari matū whakamutunga mo te tau 2025
💛 Ina: 10am - 6pm, 26 Hakihea
💛 Kei hea: The Button Factory, 2 Abbey Street, te pokapū o Tāmaki Makaurau
Ko te tātaritanga matū he muna, he kore-whakawa, he 100% te ture
💛 Ina: 10am - 6pm, 26 Hakihea
💛 Kei hea: The Button Factory, 2 Abbey Street, te pokapū o Tāmaki Makaurau
Ko te tātaritanga matū he muna, he kore-whakawa, he 100% te ture
Hi Auckland friends! This is our last drug checking clinic before New Years' Eve and we're open for a few hours extra😊
💛 When: 10am - 6pm, 26th December
💛 Where: The Button Factory, 2 Abbey Street, Auckland Central
Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal 💛
💛 When: 10am - 6pm, 26th December
💛 Where: The Button Factory, 2 Abbey Street, Auckland Central
Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal 💛
December 15, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Hi Auckland friends! This is our last drug checking clinic before New Years' Eve and we're open for a few hours extra😊
💛 When: 10am - 6pm, 26th December
💛 Where: The Button Factory, 2 Abbey Street, Auckland Central
Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal 💛
💛 When: 10am - 6pm, 26th December
💛 Where: The Button Factory, 2 Abbey Street, Auckland Central
Drug checking is free, confidential, non-judgmental, and 100% legal 💛