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The growing number of medicinal cannabis clinics in New Zealand could risk putting profit before patient care, researchers say.The majority of products offered to patients in Aotearoa have also veered from CBD oil towards THC-heavy, flower-based products.New laws passed in 2019, and enacted in 2020, allowed for better access to medicinal cannabis so it could be more easily prescribed and products could be grown and made in New Zealand.Massey University research has found that access has improved and prices have come down since then.About 160,000 scripts are written a year and the average quarterly supply has increased by 14 times.However,…
A young Kaitia child has died after being found in the Awanui River this afternoon.The child was reported missing from their Kaitaia home about 3.40pm. A search involving whānau and emergency services began immediately.Searchers located the child shortly before 5pm.”Despite the best efforts of rescuers, the child passed away,” police said in a statement.”This is an absolutely tragic outcome and support is being provided to whānau.”Police would like to thank everyone who assisted in the search.rnz.co.nz
Jeremy Clarkson has revealed he had to undergo a heart procedure after doctors told him he was maybe “days away” from becoming seriously ill due to a blockage of his coronary arteries.In a column for the Sunday Times, the 64-year-old wrote that he had to be taken to hospital before he had a stent fitted to open up a blocked artery.Symptoms began with a “sudden deterioration” in his health following a holiday on an island in the Indian Ocean, the column read.The former Top Gear host described having to “take a moment to make sure my limbs were working properly”…
Sunday’s Good Sorts are a Tūrangi couple helping to rehabilitate feathered friends.Husband and wife Carol and Frank Harwood were fly fishing guides who had seen a lot of birds in their time but never brought any home.That is, until one day 25 years ago when their dog brought home a family full of ducks.Carol nursed them back to health before releasing them.”Then people got to know the ‘bird lady’ – that became my name,” she said.The Department of Conversation nominated Carol because she is happy to help whenever she can.”Day and night, it doesn’t matter what time it is,” a…
By Susan Edmunds of RNZ A record nearly 400,000 people are on some form of benefit – almost the same proportion of the population as after the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) – and there’s a warning that number will increase before it falls again. The data was released as part of the Ministry of Social Development’s update for September. It showed the proportion of the working age population receiving a main benefit lifted to 12 percent, or 391,224 people, up 0.6 percentage points from September 2023. Just over 6 percent of the population, or 204,765, were on JobSeeker support. That…
The man who died after a boat capsized at Auckland’s Manukau Bar has been described as an “awesome” fisherman and a “character”.The boat capsized yesterday morning. Six surviving men were rescued from the water by Coastguard volunteers and nearby boaties, and were treated by ambulance staff.Russell “Rusty” Ensor is a Skipper of Striker Charters in Tauranga and taught the man how to fish 10 years ago.Since then, they had become good friends and fished together regularly over the last decade.Ensor was with the man two weeks ago for a recent fishing trip and said he was passionate about being out…
Jennifer Lawrence is pregnant with her second child.The star’s representative confirmed their latest baby news to Vogue magazine on Monday after she debuted her baby bump on a dinner date in Los Angeles on Sunday.The 34-year-old actress and her husband Cooke Maroney, 40, are already parents to two-year-old son Cy. Vogue wrote on Instagram: “Congratulations are in order for Jennifer Lawrence! The Oscar-winning actor will be welcoming her second child with art gallerist husband Cooke Maroney, a representative has confirmed to Vogue.”An insider had claimed in 2023 that the pair were keen to add to their brood.The source told Us…
Fisher Funds has some top tips around what you need to consider for your KiwiSaver account at each life stage.While KiwiSaver is a long-term investment, there are some key milestones along the way where decisions need to be made to ensure you get the most out of your account.The first milestone is right at the beginning of your KiwiSaver journey, when you’re starting your first job and signing up to KiwiSaver as a new member. This is when you can choose the type of fund you invest in and set your contributions, and it’s important to spend the time getting…
A High Court trial for the man accused of murdering Christchurch real estate agent Yanfei Bao begins today.Bao disappeared from the suburb of Hornby on July 19, 2023 when she was going to show a house to a prospective client.Her body was found just over a year later on July 31, buried in a shallow grave along a treeline on a Greenpark farm.Chinese national Tingjun Cao, 53, was arrested at Christchurch Airport days after her disappearance.One of Bao’s friends Jin Tian, who spoke to her on the morning she vanished, said Bao promised to call her back but never did.In…
Many universities are reporting an increase in applications for halls of residence next year.Students told RNZ competition for accommodation at Canterbury University was especially hot and many were on wait lists.Other universities also expected to be fully or over-subscribed for 2025.It is a sharp turn-around from this year, when most universities had empty spaces in their accommodation.Canterbury said it received 4097 applications for 2800 accommodation places next year, while Otago said it had 4700 applications for 3755 places and Victoria 4424 for 2741 places.The universities said the numbers included students who had applied to other universities and might not take…