Jaime CunninghamMultimedia Journalist, Newstalk ZB·Newstalk ZB·1 Jul, 2026 05:00 PM3 mins to readPeople often use peptides to enhance performance or change their body’s appearance through weight loss or muscle gain.Health officials are warning New Zealanders not to gamble with unapproved peptide medicines, as border seizures skyrocket.Medsafe intercepted more than 370 parcels containing peptides and similar drugs last year, up from 15 in 2022. That’s a 15-fold rise – or 2367%.
More than 200 have already been seized
