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Arrest after alleged breach of medicinal cannabis licence

A 40-year-old Christchurch man has been charged after police found he had allegedly breached the conditions of his medicinal cannabis licence.

Copper load of that! $200k of cable recovered in Christchurch

Copper load of that! $200k of cable recovered in Christchurch

Canterbury police stopped an alleged copper thief’s plans at a commercial property in Lincoln on Sunday night.

No new cases of bird flu detected

An MPI team sweeps Petone Beach for more sick or dead seabirds earlier this week. Photo: RNZ/Baz...

No new cases of bird flu detected

No new detections of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu have been made - but it's just a matter of time.

National promises stricter rules on sexual consent

National promises stricter rules on sexual consent

National is promising to modernise laws on sexual consent, saying there must be consent before sex every time, rather than assuming it has been given.

Workers will be worse off under new Leave Bill, Labour and Greens say

Workers will be worse off under new Leave Bill, Labour and Greens say

The Employment Leave Bill promotes insecure work and will leave thousands of workers worse off, the Labour Party and the Greens say.

Concerns linger over new coloured school reports

Primary school teachers have voted the reject the 1% pay rise offer. Photo: Getty Images

Concerns linger over new coloured school reports

The publication of the first Education Review Office reports using colour-coded tables to depict schools' performance has done little to allay principals' fears.

Entire Christchurch gang chapter convicted in major drug bust

A bike seized in Operation Avon. Photo: Police

Entire Christchurch gang chapter convicted in major drug bust

Every member of the Christchurch chapter of the Comancheros Motorcycle Club has been convicted of drug-related offences following a major police investigation.

National called out for ignoring bipartisan support for consent law change

Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith. Photos: RNZ/Mark Papalii

National called out for ignoring bipartisan support for consent law change

National is promising to modernise laws on sexual consent, saying there must be consent before sex every time, rather than assuming it has been given.

Police, tribunal involved in neighbourhood cat custody battle

A woman who took her neighbours' beloved cat when she moved house was surprised to have the...

Police, tribunal involved in neighbourhood cat custody battle

A woman who moved house and took the neighbours’ cat with her has been ordered to return it after police were called and a tribunal got involved.

Doctors plan strike as ACC refuses rights to speak about concerns

Doctors plan strike as ACC refuses rights to speak about concerns

The union for senior doctors says ACC's refusal to guarantee its clinicians' right to speak publicly about concerns for patients is having a gagging effect on staff.

Ninety kākāpō to be vaccinated against bird flu

The vaccination for kākāpō is focused on Whenua Hou/Codfish Island. Photo: DOC

Ninety kākāpō to be vaccinated against bird flu

The Kākāpō Recovery Programme is positive about the vaccination programme rolling out, as the deadly bird flu arrives on our shores.

NZ First promises $1b search for oil and gas

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters addresses the party's campaign launch on Sunday in...

NZ First promises $1b search for oil and gas

New Zealand First will invest in surveying the country's offshore basins for oil and gas supplies to use domestically and export around the world, if elected.

Police look to seize Ashburton cannabis grower's home

When police raided one of Nga Thanh Phan's properties they found a garage and all six rooms on...

Police look to seize Ashburton cannabis grower's home

A woman who turned part of her house into a “sophisticated” cannabis-growing operation used some of the drugs to pay tradies doing renovations on the property.

Banned driver flipped off tourists then crashed into campervan

Fairmont Leigh hides his face during sentencing in the Nelson District Court for his driving...

Banned driver flipped off tourists then crashed into campervan

A disqualified driver who made an obscene gesture at a tourist campervan he was passing failed to see an oncoming campervan and crashed into it.

Fears for hoiho as tourism businesses brace for bird flu

Fears for hoiho as tourism businesses brace for bird flu

A trustee of the Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust says the arrival in New Zealand of bird flu means the functional extinction of the hoiho is "probably imminent".

Civil Defence website glitch 'gotta be fixed'

A tsunami information page on the Civil Defence website. Photo: RNZ

Civil Defence website glitch 'gotta be fixed'

A problem with the Civil Defence website which saw it go down during last night's tsunami emergency has been identified and a fix will be made, the government says.