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A drug grower built a makeshift structure on the edge of a lake so he could row out and check on his cannabis plots, which he claims were at some point worth more than $200,000.

The search will resume today for a West Coast beekeeper who helped to recover bodies after the Erebus disaster and was later the victim of a drug smuggling scam after the 75-year-old went missing.

A man who had been at the pub with family and friends to take part in a pool competition was “brutally” beaten by another patron.

The Justice Minister says comments made by the Deputy PM - calling voters who enrol late "dropkicks" - are "unhelpful", as changes to voter enrolment are rolled out.