One dead, multiple hospitalised after suspected GHB overdoses

Police are treating the matter as urgent 'given the risk to the public'.

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NZ Herald26 Jun, 2026 09:53 AMQuick ReadA person has died and multiple people treated after suspected GHB overdoses across Wellington.A person has died and multiple people treated after suspected GHB overdoses across Wellington.A person is dead and multiple others hospitalised after suspected GHB overdoses across Wellington today.Inspector Wade Jennings said police attended five incidents involving people believed to have overdosed on a substance thought to be GHB, also known as “fantasy” or “liquid ecstasy”.

“Sadly, one person has died in relation

One dead, multiple hospitalised after suspected GHB overdoses

One dead, multiple hospitalised after suspected GHB overdoses

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