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New vape stores will be banned from setting-up within 300 metres of schools or marae under a government crackdown to stop young people getting hooked.

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"Inadequate" - the Prime Minister's verdict on Michael Wood's explanation for holding onto his Auckland Airport shares, despite being told several times to ditch them.

But Chris Hipkins is standing… Read more Audio

Christopher Luxon hastily added a second session to National's "Get New Zealand Back on Track" roadshow in New Plymouth today as party faithfull spilled out into the car park of the Plymouth Hotel.

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Far North Mayor Moko Tepania describes the shock of the home invasion in Kaikohe which killed an elderly kuia.

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There's an udder way for cafes wanting to do away with single use plastic milk bottles. An Aussie company has joined forces with a Waikato milk supplier which is filling resuable milk kegs.

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The police have revealed their new electric patrol car to be trialed on the frontline.

Police vehicles make up 20 percent of the government's light vehicle fleet and  this move is part of a wider… Read more Video, Audio

Let's return to Kaikohe now where police have just held a media briefing after an elderly woman died after a home invasion last night.

Our reporter Emma Stanford is there.

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Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has faced a grilling by University of Otago students during his trip to Ōtepoti today.

Students, staff and community members have been fighting against the university's… Read more Audio

The government's at-least $1 billion buyout scheme for flood ruined homes has left councils scratching their heads about how much of tab they'll be picking up, and where the cash is coming from.

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A man who is controlling, calculating and determined. That's how Fiona Lu described her former partner John Beckenridge, who she is convinced brainwashed her son Mike and staged a murder-suicide to… Read more Audio