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It’s easy to buy vapes or e-cigarettes online. When we looked at websites selling them to buyers in Australia and New Zealand, we found a variety of slick, false or misleading marketing claims.

Russian meat, dairy and seafood may hurt New Zealand businesses if Chinese investment into Russia grows in the wake of the Ukraine war, a former diplomat says.

The Queensland Reds respond to a poor opening game in Townsville by recording a record-breaking victory over the Western Force, while the ACT Brumbies show they are not to be messed with this Super Rugby Pacific season, beating the Blues 25-20 in Melbourne.

Deadly storm left wine regions of Hawkes Bay and Gisborne covered in mud just before harvest time

More than half (54.7%) of women in New Zealand have experienced violence or abuse by an intimate partner in their lifetime. As we show in our new research, this increases their risk of developing a mental health disorder almost three times (2.8 times) and a chronic physical illness almost twice…

Friday's Super Rugby clash between the Melbourne Rebels and the Hurricanes was overshadowed by the questionable actions of seasoned New Zealand No 8 Ardie Savea

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Will McDowell-White has put on a clinic to help the New Zealand Breakers to a 95-87 win over the Sydney Kings in Game 1 of the NBL grand final series.

Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum have completely revolutionised England's Test team, guiding them to ten wins in 12 playing 'Bazball', and Sir Alastair Cook has praised the pair's approach

In her third novel, the Booker winner captures our collective despair about an unequal world in a finely spun web of misunderstandings

Christopher Luxon needs to explain his vision for New Zealand and underpin it with some policies that are clearly articulated and costed, writes political editor Jo Moir