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EPISODE · Nov 11, 2025 · 3 MIN

Dylan Thomsen: AA Road Safety Spokesperson on the implementation of roadside drug tests

from Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · host Newstalk ZB

AA believes it'll be difficult to conduct the new roadside drug tests at the same volume as alcohol tests.  From December, Police across Wellington can do random roadside saliva tests – screening for cannabis, methamphetamine, MDMA, and cocaine.   The rollout will begin throughout the rest of the country from April.  Drivers testing positive will need to do a second test that checks for 25 substances.   AA Road Safety Spokesperson Dylan Thomsen told Ryan Bridge the test takes three to five minutes to complete.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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