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Vaping or e cigarettes are a gateway to traditional smokes, according to new Australian research.

A team at the Australian National University reviewed the results of close to two hundred studies.

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'Tis the season for hot cross buns, and we've had plenty of debate this week about what makes a good bun.

Is it the humble supermarket six pack, the corner bakery bun - or the posh cafe creation?

We… Video, Audio

Allegations tonight that Tauranga bus drivers are facing racial abuse and death threats from local school boys hanging out at the city's transport hub.

Bay of Plenty Regional council says there's… Video, Audio

Wellington cafes are rejoicing at the return of many more public servants along the streets and in offices in the CBD.

Yesterday's announcement that the country would go down to orange light… Audio

Auckland shop owners hit with a ram-raid and an armed hold-up in the past week are sick of teenagers getting away with violent crimes and boasting about it on social media. In the suburb of… Video, Audio

As 50 Defence Force troops fly out to Europe, the Defence Minister says it's not out of the question that New Zealand could have boots on the ground in Ukraine in future.

Peeni Henare says currently… Video, Audio

Water New Zealand says it will take decades, and cost a fortune, to replace aging asbestos pipes carrying our drinking water.

New Zealand has over 88,000 kilometres of water pipes - enough to go up… Audio

Confirmation of the move to the orange light setting comes as a relief to the country's top netballers - and the sport's administrators. Audio

At midnight Thursday morning the Covid traffic light flicks from red to orange.

Masks are still a must in many places including shops and on public transport. But schools will be left to make their… Video, Audio

About 150 Christchurch midwives, mothers and their supporters have marched to St George's Hospital to hand deliver a petition to save its maternity unit from closing.

The petition has been backed by… Audio

Police believe a rush on ram raids is being driven by young thrill seekers looking for social media content - booze, vapes and cigarettes.

On Monday luxury Queen Street stores Louis Vuitton & Gucci… Video, Audio

The border's now open to Australians but some traditional tourist towns have some recovering to do, after a bruising couple of years.

The head of Rotorua's economic development agency fears tourists… Video, Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

On the east coast in northern Hawke's Bay, Wairoa has been drenched, and the rain is still falling.

The rain set in as the day dragged on - with locals still recovering from the storm just three… Video, Audio

If your growing grocery bill induces indigestion, figures out today confirm the biggest jump in food prices in more than a decade.

Proof, the government says, that supermarket super profits need to… Video, Audio

The arrival gates have been flung open to welcome Australians, who've been able to travel freely to New Zealand for the first time in more than two years.

For some, it was a long awaited family… Video, Audio

Red Covid restrictions, which meant people had to be seated and separated at a bar or restaurant, are being eased as NZ moves to orange level restrictions.

The whole of New Zealand will move to… Audio

Is the cost of food giving you a bellyache? Figures released today show prices are up 7.6 percent on the same time last year.

It's the biggest jump in more than a decade. Mortgages will be costing… Video, Audio