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'Impacted on dignity': Nurse criticised over strip searches after meth pipe dropped

Health New Zealand found one nurse failed to respect the patients’ dignity and follow search rules, prompting a practising-status review and further training.

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Two nurses strip-searched patients at a mental health ward after one of them dropped a meth pipe in front of staff.

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'Impacted on dignity': Nurse criticised over strip searches after meth pipe dropped

Two nurses strip-searched patients at a mental health ward after one of them dropped a meth pipe in front of staff. The woman, who was a patient on the ward,...

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NZ Herald broke the news in Auckland, New Zealand on Monday, June 22, 2026.
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