Tracy NealOpen Justice multimedia journalist, Nelson-Marlborough·NZ Herald·22 Jun, 2026 08:00 AM5 mins to readA patient in a mental health ward dropped a meth pipe, which sparked a strip search of her and a male patient. The Health and Disabliity Commissioner has found a nurse failed to respect their dignity by not complying with the policy and processes in place. Photo / Mike ScottTwo 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, had asked if she could get her money to buy tobacco from a man, who was then also searched.TOP
'Impacted on dignity': Nurse criticised over strip searches after meth pipe dropped
The nurse accepted she had not provided two patients with the right standard of care.
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