A new study shows a majority of adults hit the snooze button in the morning.

The study of 1500 people found young people were more likely to sleep after their alarms go off.

Dr Alex Bartle from the SleepWell Clinic says people should set alarms for when they need to get up.

"Give yourself five or ten minutes just to come through- not so you go back to sleep again."

He says it's easy to get up when you feel you have to, but if you have extra time, you'll go back to sleep.

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A new study shows a majority of adults hit the snooze button in the morning.
The study of 1500 people found young people were more likely to sleep after their alarms go off.
Dr Alex Bartle from the SleepWell Clinic says people should set alarms for when they need to get up.
"Give yourself five or ten minutes just to come through- not so you go back to sleep again."
He says it's easy to get up when you feel you have to, but if you have extra time, you'll go back to sleep.
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With a straight down the middle approach, Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive on Newstalk ZB delivers the very latest news and views to New Zealanders as they wrap up their day.

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Dr Alex Bartle: SleepWell Clinic expert explains new study examining how often people hit their snooze buttons

Locals can only watch and wait as Rotorua police investigate a triple homicide after a woman and two children died last night. 

Emergency services arrived to find the children's bodies in a Glenholme property, and the woman died soon after.

A man's appeared in the District Court charged with assault in a family relationship - to reappear next month.

Rotorua Daily Post reporter Annabel Reid says neighbours who saw police arrive have been looking on today. 

"They were discussing it on the street with one another and watching as police carried out their duties - they had tape measures and markers and drones." 

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Locals can only watch and wait as Rotorua police investigate a triple homicide after a woman and two children died last night.&nbsp;
Emergency services arrived to find the children's bodies in a Glenholme property, and the woman died soon after.
A man's appeared in the District Court charged with assault in a family relationship - to reappear next month.
Rotorua Daily Post reporter Annabel Reid says neighbours who saw police arrive have been looking on today.&nbsp;
"They were discussing it on the street with one another and watching as police carried out their duties - they had tape measures and markers and drones."&nbsp;
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Annabel Reid: Rotorua Daily Post reporter on the ongoing investigations into Rotorua triple homicide

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National's promising councils a share of the International Visitor Levy instead of a bed tax.

It wants to split revenue from the $100 levy - currently going to conservation and tourism. 

It would ring-fence $150 million a year for that, letting councils divvy out the remainder based on their number of international guest nights. 

Tourism Spokesperson Louise Upston says New Zealand's cities have differing needs for that funding and it'll be split accordingly.

"This way, it'll get funding from the 1st of July next year, whereas a bed tax would have been at least May '29 before they got any funding - and the best part about this is that Kiwis won't be taxed any time they stay in a hotel." 

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National's promising councils a share of the International Visitor Levy instead of a bed tax.
It wants to split revenue from the $100 levy - currently going to conservation and tourism.&nbsp;
It would ring-fence $150 million a year for that, letting councils divvy out the remainder based on their number of international guest nights.&nbsp;
Tourism Spokesperson Louise Upston says New Zealand's cities have differing needs for that funding and it'll be split accordingly.
"This way, it'll get funding from the 1st of July next year, whereas a bed tax would have been at least May '29 before they got any funding - and the best part about this is that Kiwis won't be taxed any time they stay in a hotel."&nbsp;
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Louise Upston: Tourism Minister on the Government proposing an International Visitor Levy instead of a bed tax

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National's pledging cash for councils - instead of a bed tax - to deal with growing tourism and related infrastructure issues.

The party's promised it'll hand over a share of revenue from the newly announced International Visitor Levy, divvied up according to a council's visitor nights.

Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says Auckland mayor Wayne Brown has voiced disapproval with this idea, and says Auckland will be short-changed as a result of this. 

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National's pledging cash for councils - instead of a bed tax - to deal with growing tourism and related infrastructure issues.
The party's promised it'll hand over a share of revenue from the newly announced International Visitor Levy, divvied up according to a council's visitor nights.
Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper says Auckland mayor Wayne Brown has voiced disapproval with this idea, and says Auckland will be short-changed as a result of this.&nbsp;
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Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent on National promising International Visitor Levy as an alternative to bed taxes

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Dr Alex Bartle: SleepWell Clinic expert explains new study examining how often people hit their snooze buttons

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