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Kiwis are smoking less and snorting more than in the past, as prices for illegal drugs fall relative to everything else. Audio

The new gang patch law came into force at midnight. The first person under the ban was caught at 12.03am. Audio

Dawn Aerospace's aircraft, Aurora, has broken the sound barrier. Audio

The South Island is in for another round of bad weather today with rain warnings in place for already sodden regions. Audio

The Conservation Department is planning to charge for parking at the Punakaiki Pancake Rocks, Franz Josef Glacier, and Aoraki Mount Cook. Audio

With the main tourist route to Fox Glacier closed, a lodge owner has seen more than half of her bookings for one day disappear. Audio

专家分析，特朗普当选或重回孤立主义政策，这对新西兰这种高度依赖外贸、且高度依赖国际规则的国家来说负面影响很大。

The outlook is "pretty grim", one expert warns - but it could open doors for us in other markets, if it doesn't lead the world into war. Audio

It comes as a study finds West Australian brushtail possums have developed resistance to 1080 after natural exposure to the toxin in local plants. Audio

Dr Claire Achmad says "we must be very cautious here", and take time to thoroughly consider the issue from all children's rights angles. Audio

The government 's preferred plan for the capital includes two new road tunnels, but public transport investment is needed alongside it, a regional councillor says. Audio

Among mail changes being proposed is allowing NZ Post to deliver to "cluster" letterboxes. Audio

The government is still backing Gumboot Friday after King said alcohol was not a problem for mentally unwell people. Audio

The council has vote to move the speedway from its home, but Speedway NZ says it was left in the dark. Audio

The move has been a long time coming, but is likely another 18 months away, Podiatry NZ says. Audio

The mayor says the community was lucky no one was seriously injured or killed. Audio

"It's just incredible what this government will do," Willie Jackson says. Audio

33 chicks have left the colony at Pukekura/Taiaroa Head in Dunedin and will spend up to a decade at sea. Audio

The ambulance union wants stab-proof vests for all workers. Audio

House insurance in particular has soared by 97 percent in the past decade, Consumer NZ says. Audio

It would be "inappropriate" to comment on timelines - and who's paying, Commodore Brown says. Audio

Speaking to RNZ, Thorpe says she is loud and proud and calls out injustice where she sees it. Audio

The raid was part of the police's bid to stem organised crime and Te Pāti Māori's response was "emotive and ridiculous", Mark Mitchell says. Audio

And Bayly would be gone if he were a Labour MP, the opposition leader says. Audio

Lower Hutt's mayor says most metropolitan councils will soon face the same problem Wellington does on funding water infrastructure. Audio