time you spend there gets you little more than a certificate of good standing from the state, and an enormous financial hole to dig out of.

When Agit became pregnant and fell ill, she decided to go underground and do what she loved informally. She had to rely on neighbors and friends to supplement the support she continued to provide her family, who still live in South Sudan. For Agit, however, the matter has now become a pursuit of justice. In late October she, a fellow braider, and the Institute for Justice (IJ) sued the Iowa Board of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences. Together, they argue that Iowa’s laws prohibiting unlicensed hair-braiding amount to a “burdensome, arbitrary, and irreparabl[y] harmful” restraint of trade. Punishment for a violation of Iowa’s onerouschain, he said.

Sui Jun Zhou leaves the Christchurch District Court after facing charges relating to distributing synthetic cannabis.

Five people linked to the distribution network would appear in Christchurch District Court in the next fortnight, including:

– Sui Jun Zhou, a 31-year-old real estate agent. On Thursday, he was remanded on bail without plea on charges that he offered to sell a non-approved psycho-active substance in November, sold the substance in April, and possession of it for sale on Wednesday. He also faces three charges under the Arms Act alleging unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition and possession of a restricted weapon – a torch fitted with a taser.

– Xiwen Miao, a 27-year-old chef from Avonhead. On Thursday, he was remanded on bail without plea on a charge that