But Labour leader Chris Hipkins said there is "absolutely no evidence to suggest that this is going to reduce smoking". "It's a $200 million-plus tax cut to the country’s biggest tobacco company," he ...

A 16 year old almost beat a man to death. Instead of being sent to prison for attempted murder, he "avoided a jail sentence and was given a stern warning to stay out of trouble or he'd come up for ...

Auckland Council’s cultural and economic agency, Tātaki Auckland Unlimited, has defended the cost of a campaign aimed at getting people to feel more positive about the city. Figures obtained by RNZ ...