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David Fisher

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Senior Writer at New Zealand Herald

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  • Meet the one psychiatrist approved to prescribe magic mushrooms in New Zealand

    1 week ago | nzherald.co.nz | David Fisher

    One single psychiatrist has been approved today to prescribe psilocybin or “magic mushrooms” for treatment-resistant depression. That psychiatrist is professor Cameron Lacey, who welcomed the approval as an opportunity to provide treatment that can change people’s lives. “People who have experienced psilocybin often talk about it being one of the most meaningful experiences of their lives,” he told the Herald.

  • Facial recognition in supermarkets - inside the privacy inquiry and when it’s coming to a shop near you

    3 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | David Fisher

    Significant caveats have been flagged over live facial recognition in the Privacy Commissioner review;Review of supermarket trial found to be lawful, to have protected people’s privacy and to have reduced serious offending;Serious data gaps found in trial that recorded 226 million scans of suspect faces. What was the facial recognition trial?

  • Fresh inquiries: Posh doggy daycare Pets and Pats' new base lacks resource consent

    4 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | David Fisher

    Home / New ZealandBy David FisherSenior writer·NZ Herald·30 May, 2025 05:00 PM20 mins to readSubscribe to listenAccess to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen. Already a subscriber?  Sign in hereListening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech. ‌SaveShare this articleReminder, this is a Premium article and requires a subscription to read.

  • Posh doggy daycare Pets and Pats: Owner Angela Beer faces sentencing

    1 month ago | nzherald.co.nz | David Fisher

    Angela Beer and her doggy daycare company faced sentencing on Thursday for repeated breaches of regulations. Auckland Council sought $140,000 in fines, citing deliberate violations of Resource Management Act orders. Beer argued the breaches were not profit-driven and Judge Sheena Tepania reserved her decision.

  • Travel industry staffer twice detained at US airports warns Kiwis to avoid country if possible

    1 month ago | nzherald.co.nz | David Fisher

    New travel advice is being developed by the Government for New Zealand travellers to the US. Illustration / NZ HeraldUS travellers face added scrutiny according to a travel industry veteran detained twice. Journalist David Farrier said he prepares an emergency alert before entering the US in case he gets detained by officials.

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