Vaping is linked with style, music and Formula 1, with global channels used to get around domestic regulations.
It signals a deeper change in the way people communicate and digital etiquette, says Anne Cordier.
Simplicity Living has bought just over six hectares of land on Ladies Mile to build 600 build-to-rent homes and apartments.
Ngāti Te Wehi has vowed to fight on in the face of the "shocking" legislative move.
The house on the corner of Celadon Place and Druces Rd was moderately damaged, and the occupants escaped "unscathed but shaken".
Images from the scene showed government supporters throwing flares, rocks and bottles at the protesters, who hurled back various objects.
The 26-year-old man faces charges of unlawfully carrying an airgun and assault with an airgun.
The Commerce Commission alleged the company made "unsubstantiated claims in its '100% sustainably sourced cotton' advertising campaign".
Analysis: 1News Pacific Correspondent Barbara Dreaver says the backdrop of China's role in the Pacific should focus the minds of the region's ministers meeting in Fiji today.
North Auckland man was kicking himself for not buying a ticket with the couple's winning numbers until his wife revealed she had, turning them into millionares.
Canterbury District Commander Superintendent Tony Hill was providing an update after a woman died and a man was critically injured in Christchurch overnight.
Leoni is the main frontrunner expected to challenge incumbent mayor Wayne Brown at the local elections, with a notably smaller candidate field than in 2022.
Israel's deputy minister of foreign affairs said Luxon "wouldn’t comprehend the challenges that come with facing Hamas".
Police fatally shot a woman who advanced towards them with a knife, having early shot and injured her partner.
The driver told officers the makeshift plates were fitted because, "I had to drive to go see my friend".
New Plymouth District Council procurement plan aims to save money while making local economic, social, cultural and environmental gains.
Te Poi Road near Matamata in the Waikato District will be closed for some time following a serious crash between a truck and a pedestrian.
Ngāti Oneone take day and night shifts to keep a fire burning at a shed they inhabit as part of their “Reclamation of Whenua” movement.
The drops came ahead of the official cash rate decision next week.
Police alleged the pair's "lavish lifestyle" was funded from family, friends and associates, for cancer treatment that "was never required".
The incident left the victim with a 10-15cm wound on her arm that required surgery.
Critics of the Government’s decision to phase out nearly all Māori words from early reader books are describing the move as damaging.
Friend of couple shot by police in Christchurch speaks of shock, Luxon stands by his comments about Netanyahu, and one unhappy meal in Japan.
Sarah Wiblin is adjusting to life out of Auckland, following her appointment as manager of the Hurunui District Council-owned thermal pools
The statements are false, defamatory and “extremely salacious", Melania Trump's lawyer, Alejandro Brito, wrote in a letter to Biden.
Truck driver Leon Sheeran sought $2.4 million for lost earnings after damaging his tail bone in the fall in 2019.
One person was taken into custody following the incident in Awakeri this afternoon.
