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NZ's largest medicinal cannabis grower wins govt funding boost
The government's given a cash injection to the country's largest medicinal cannabis grower - saying it could become as successful as the wine industry.
Puro is a specialist cannabis grower near… Video, Audio
New Zealanders in favour of euthanasia legislation
The latest survey from Research NZ shows that Kiwis continue to be heavily in favour of euthanasia legislation, while the cannabis question remains finely balanced. Emanuel Kalafatelis joins the show… Audio
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
Gavin talks to Kathryn about "Paddy Gower on Weed", suggesting it was high on emotion and a compelling anecdote but light on science. Audio
Midweek Mediawatch: Patrick Gower's weed documentary
Our weekly catch up with the Mediawatch team - tonight Colin Peacock explores Patrick Gower's heavily promoted documentary on cannabis that screens tonight - as much about Audio
Growing Demand - NZ's budding cannabis businesses
Insight - With a cannabis referendum on the horizon Teresa Cowie talks to NZ's businesses gearing up for a possible law change Audio
US territory in Pacific gives weed full legal status
As New Zealand and many western countries look to liberalise laws around the use of marijuana, a US territory in the eastern Pacific has given it full legal status. Lawmakers in the Northern Marianas… Audio
Big money in legal weed
Cannabis law reform is on the way. Reports from the US show more Americans are reporting near-constant cannabis use, as legalization forges ahead. Public-health experts worry about the increasingly… Audio
Anthony McCarten: from Ladies Night to Lennon
Anthony McCarten, one of New Zealand's finest writing exports first made his name here with Stephen Sinclair when they wrote the smash-hit Ladies Night around 30 years ago, and his 1990 comedy Weed is… Audio
Forage to Feast (Part 2)
Sixty food and wine lovers spend a morning picking, foraging, digging, fishing and even shooting a host of foods in the Waipara Valley. In the afternoon eight top chefs convert the fresh bounty into… Audio, Gallery
Forage to Feast
Sixty food and wine lovers spend a morning picking, foraging, digging, fishing and even shooting a host of foods in the Waipara Valley. In the afternoon eight top chefs convert the fresh bounty into… Audio, Gallery