Another week another episode!   

Today I interviewed KnowYourStuffNZ.   

KnowYourStuffNZ is a community organisation of volunteers operating in collaboration with the New Zealand Drug Foundation to provide drug related harm reduction services at events around New Zealand, including drug checking.  

I first encountered these guys at a music festival in NZ and I became really curious regarding how they operated, where they started and where they see themselves going forward.   

Wendy came on to represent the organisation as the Managing Director. Wendy has been active in the field of drug policy since 2007. Educated in social policy and criminology with a focus on drugs at Victoria University, she began drug checking after the prohibition of “party pills” in 2008 when it became apparent that the now-illegal substance BZP was making its way into the illicit drug market after its prohibition. She started checking at music festivals in 2014.  

If you want to learn more about the organisation, click below. FYI, the service is free of charge to clients if you ever come across them at a festival.   

KNOW YOUR STUFF LINKS:  

Web: https://knowyourstuff.nz/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KnowYourStuffNZ

Twitter: https://twitter.com/KnowYourStuffNZ

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowyourstuffnz/ 

MY STUFF  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gavin.hews/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GavinHews 

American Refugees: 

https://americanrefugees.co.nz/ 

https://www.facebook.com/Theamericanrefugees

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