Hana-Leah Palmer, 31, appeared in the Dunedin District Court this week after earlier pleading guilty to a raft of drug-related charges.
The court heard that on August 20 police searched the defendant’s Dunedin home where she was with two of her small children.
Multiple bags of methamphetamine were found hidden in the defendant’s laundry.
A total of 128g was found, which had a street value of about $57,000.
Police also intercepted communication between Palmer and an associate, showing she was paid to transport methamphetamine from Christchurch.
She told police the drug belonged to her but would not comment further.
While on bail for that offending, on January 3 police executed another search warrant at her house.
They found glass methamphetamine pipes.
A search of her phone showed she had been offering to supply the drug to multiple users via social media.
At sentencing this week, Judge David Robinson said he could not ignore notes from one of Palmer’s previous bail decisions.
It revealed that a 16-month-old at Palmer’s house had got methamphetamine in their system and was taken to hospital.
The baby had "a really high reading" of the drug in its system.
"You endangered the kids by having drugs in the house," the judge said.
He acknowledged Palmer’s rehabilitative efforts while in custody and her addiction issues which fuelled the offending.
Judge Robinson sentenced Palmer to six months’ home detention so she could attend residential rehabilitation.
She had spent five months in custody.
"Your kids need you but they need you when you’re well," the judge told her.
