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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Eva Corlett in Wellington

Cannabis sprouts in New Zealand parliament garden in protesters’ parting pot-shot

Cannabis plants have been found growing in the grounds of New Zealand’s parliament after an anti-Covid mandate protest.
Cannabis plants have been found growing in the grounds of New Zealand’s parliament after an anti-Covid mandate protest. Photograph: Michael Neilson/NZME/Michael Neilson

After a weeks-long illegal occupation that ended in a riot, New Zealand’s parliament has a new unwelcome visitor to contend with: cannabis seedlings popping up among its rose gardens.

An eagle-eyed Wellingtonian spotted the tiny green leaves emerging from the soil this week and posted his find to social media. The man wished to remain anonymous, but a parliament groundskeeper confirmed to the national broadcaster, RNZ, that the plants were indeed “a few cannabis seedlings” thought to be left by the protesters.

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