Manu Caddie
Woody washout: Tai Rāwhiti hit with more rough weather
It's another woody wash out for Tai Rāwhiti, with rough weather over the weekend leaving recently cleaned beaches coated in slash again. It could be weeks before they're pristine again. The… Video, Audio
Magic mushrooms with a social impact
As one of few Māori-born biotech businesses in Aotearoa, Rua Bioscience in Tairāwhiti is the only New Zealand-based medicinal cannabis company with an explicit focus on delivering social impact. Last… Audio
Maori health collaboration licence to cultivate mushrooms
A Maori health science collaboration which has just been granted New Zealands's first licence to cultivate an indigenous fungi containing psilocybin. Rangiwaho Marae, based south of Gisborne, is… Audio
Slash required to be removed after forestry regulations tightened
East Coast residents are welcoming tightened forestry regulations which will require slash to be removed after harvesting.
The government has announced the first set of changes to the industry after… Audio
Tai Rāwhiti locals 'completely underwhelmed' by forestry plans
'Completely underwhelming'.
That's the word from Tai Rāwhiti and Wairoa locals who have been left frustrated by the Government's plan to shake up forestry in the region.
Some locals stormed out of a… Audio
How a native mushroom can help whānau addicted to meth
Fungi botanists, local health professionals, rongoa practitioners and medical researchers are planning a clinical trial this year into the therapeutic benefits of psychadelics. Project coordinator is… Audio
Gisborne locals unhappy after death at slash-covered beach
Tairāwhiti residents say a tragedy at a local beach strewn with woody debris could've been prevented.
A 12-year-old boy died on Gisborne's Waikanae Beach on Wednesday evening, with witnesses telling… Audio
East Coast leader calls for native trees to protect whenua
It's time to recloak the whenua in native trees or lose more of it to extreme weather events - that's the call from well-known east coaster Manu Caddie.
A series of storms in Tairāwhiti has left… Video, Audio
Turning dope into hope
On the East Coast of New Zealand, the first Kiwi business licensed to cultivate pharmaceutical-grade cannabis is trying to turn dope into hope. Audio
Rua Bioscience with Manu Caddie
Rua Bioscience Co-founder Manu Caddie is with Justine Murray and talks about setting up the business, providing employment in their community, and what advice he has for Māori or Iwi interested in… Audio
Medical cannabis companies cautious ahead of personal use vote
New Zealand start-ups hoping to make it big in the medicinal cannabis market are eyeing the upcoming poll on personal use with caution. Audio
Local cannabis growers may not reap any rewards
Local cannabis growers could miss out on what's predicted to be a multi-billion dollar medicinal cannabis industry.
As the government develops a medicinal cannabis framework, the Minister of Health… Audio
Medicinal cannabis licensing too high - growers
Medicinal cannabis companies say that licensing fees costing tens of thousands may prevent small growers getting into the market.
It would cost a small time cultivator between $14,000 and almost… Audio
Growing a cannabis economy
Growing cannabis is something we do pretty well in parts of this country, but until now that has not been something to be proud of or even talk about.
That's about to change.
Russell Brown visits… Audio
National's medicinal cannabis bill 'superior' - Manu Caddie
The Hikurangi Cannabis Company in Ruatoria's is taking a keen interest in the debate around medical marijuana. It's at the forefront of commercialising cannabis based medicines but can't get started… Video, Audio
Gisborne council warned last year about slash risk
The Gisborne District Council was warned in a report more than seven months ago that forestry debris was likely to cause huge damage in another big storm. The council commissioned the report after… Audio
Tougher rules needed to stop logging debris - environmentalist
A leading environmentalist says tougher rules are needed to stop logging operations from causing the devastation seen in Tolaga Bay at the weekend. Millions of tonnes of branches left over from… Audio
Company to raise $6m for medical cannabis production
A Ruatoria-based hemp company is looking to raise 6-million dollars to become the country's first producer of pharmaceutical cannabis. Audio
Police pay thousands after destroying legal hemp crop
The Police will be reimbursing a legal hemp grower after destroying an estimated $16,000-worth of plants. Just one day after the government took the first step to open up the gates for the medical… Audio
Medicinal cannabis: Hikurangi hemp prepares for manufacture
The Government has opened the door to a medical marijuana industry being established in New Zealand. One of the provisions in the bill tabled on Wednesday allows for the growing of cannabis in New… Audio