New Zealand is not alone in permitting the medicinal use of the drug. Australia, in July 2023, authorized specific psychiatrists to prescribe it for the treatment of certain mental health conditions.

New Zealand approves restricted medicinal use of psilocybin, a hallucinogen found in ‘magic mushrooms’ for patients with ...

The amount of water flowing through the Waikato River is being intentionally increased by Mercury Energy, as the region ...

Brandishing a screwdriver, a trio of robbers jumped the counter of a Hamilton dairy while a female worker hid out back. The offenders fled with cigarettes despite the worker activating a fog canon ...

The prime minister of New Zealand has stressed the importance of his country’s trade ties with China in a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon was in Beijing ...

Adriana Smith was declared brain-dead but her family had no choice but to keep her on life support under the state’s ...

A Dunedin mother who allegedly used methamphetamine before causing a crash that killed her 7-year-old son has pleaded not guilty.

A veteran of over 170 NRL games, Tighe has been a pillar in the Newcastle community since stints with the Knights and ...

If you’ve noticed clusters of strange, black, hopping bugs speckled with white dots on trees, fences, or garden tools—bad ...

This year, 11 women were nominated in the pillar categories of educate, empower and elevate for the Fairfield Chamber of Commerce’s Women Mean Business group with three winners announced during a ...

The 31-year-old, who was declared brain dead in February, gave birth to a son on June 13 before she was taken off life ...