This is despite experts dismissing it as a myth.
Chairperson Gresham Bradley labelled the decision by Auckland Pride in banning police uniforms as "foolhardy, ill-considered and politically naïve".
"The marketplace is moving very, very quickly,” she said.
"It’s not true to say in the last year that it’s been an exponential rise."
The Drug Foundation’s Ross Bell spoke to Breakfast this morning about whether the PM can or will deliver on her promise.
One hundred and fifty academics have penned an open letter to the Government demanding it take bold action in response to climate change.
It's the first time leaders had failed to agree on a declaration in 29 years of the Pacific Rim summits.
Priorities include raising ratios and number of qualified teachers.
National leader fears issue being turned into a political football.
Rents have risen two-and-a-half times more this year than they did under National, says the National Party leader.
He wondered "will anybody really know" if the Saudi crown prince was behind the brutal killing.
Opponents in her Conservative Party have threatened to unseat her after last week's draft Brexit plan.
Currently only 13 per cent of PNG’s population has access to electricity.
The protester who died, a 63-year-old woman, was killed when a driver caught in traffic accelerated.
China's Xi Jinping and US Vice President Mike Pence traded barbs as the summit, attended by Jacinda Ardern, kicked off.
Mourners said they would continue to seek justice for Khashoggi and press for those who ordered the killing to be punished.
Nearly 8000 voters will have to vote again today after heavy rain and floods forced their polling stations to close.
The Labour MP and Wellington Mayor debated the finer points of New Plymouth and Wellington in a new video.
Despite being inconsistent with the Bill of Rights, change is not a priority.
In an eye-popping move, PNG imported 40 luxury Maserati cars to whisk VIPs among convention venues.
The primary and secondary unions meet today to discuss the possibility of joint campaigns.
Dean Hapeta made the controversial speech after the group was inducted into the Music Hall of Fame last night.
"We're affected as anyone else because we have vessels moving through that sea," Jacinda Ardern said.
John Campbell looks at donations to our political parties that could be linked to the Chinese Communist Party.
Prosecutors say he was tied up and injected with a lethal overdose, before being dismembered.
"This event is an opportunity to inspire the change we want to see in the world," Ms Ardern said.
During her chat with Mike Pence and his wife, the PM raised the issue of high tariffs on Kiwi steel and aluminium.
The new extension pushes the deadline out to at least a month.
The ACT party MP's bill is currently in select committee stage.
The business case proposes a start-up service cost of $57.77 million over the next three years.
