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    Police sniff out cannabis dealer's plan

    The results of the study showed prohibition was not working. Photo: Getty Images

    Police sniff out cannabis dealer's plan

    An alleged dealer on a cannabis run to Invercargill was busted after police smelled the scent of marijuana wafting from his car.

    Trump vows to bring Iran 'back to the Stone Ages'

    US President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation about the Iran war from the White...

    Trump vows to bring Iran 'back to the Stone Ages'

    President Donald Trump says the US military has nearly completed the goals it set out to accomplish in its war with Iran and that the conflict will soon be ending.

    Households face $55 a week rise in living costs

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    Households face $55 a week rise in living costs: report

    Households face a $55 a week rise in living costs this year partly because of the Middle East conflict, according to ASB economists.

    Holiday alcohol restrictions lifted

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    Holiday alcohol restrictions lifted

    The relaxing of alcohol restrictions on public holidays has cleared the last legislative hurdle and will come into force in time for Easter weekend.

    NZ signs defence declaration with Cook Islands

    Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown (left) and New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters...

    NZ signs defence declaration with Cook Islands

    New Zealand will resume about $29.8 million in annual funding to the Cook Islands.

    Penny Simmonds promoted to Cabinet

    Penny Simmonds joins Cabinet with responsibility for Tertiary Education and Science, Innovation...

    Penny Simmonds promoted to Cabinet

    Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds has been elevated to Cabinet.

    Top exec who paid underage girl for sex named

    Former Auckland executive Greg Hornblow was convicted of receiving "commercial sexual services"...

    Top exec who paid underage girl for sex named

    A former Auckland executive who was convicted of receiving "commercial sexual services" from a person aged under 18 can now be named.

    NASA's crewed rocket lifts off for lunar mission

    NASA's Artemis II mission to fly by the moon, comprising of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket...

    NASA's crewed rocket lifts off for lunar mission

    Four astronauts blasted off from Florida this morning on NASA's Artemis II mission, a high‑stakes 10-day trip around the moon that marks the United States' boldest step yet toward returning humans to the lunar surface this decade
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