A Kiwi startup designed around rethinking the way we sleep is getting international recognition.

Do Not Disturb Sleep Company, an Auckland manufacturer of premium sleep products, has secured a multi-million-dollar distribution, sales, and marketing agreement in the US.

Founder Chris Larcombe says the brand's grown and evolved over the years, and this is great news.

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Repeat offenders are the target of the recent Bunnings facial recognition technology rollout.

It's turning on scanners in Te Rapa and Hamilton South today, before later rolling them out countrywide.

Threats have more than doubled in the hardware retailer's stores in the past four years, 34 percent from repeat offenders.

Bunnings New Zealand general manager Melissa Haines says data on regular shoppers won't be kept.

"If someone comes into our stores, there's a very quick scan of the face - if there's any match to a person that's previously committed serious harm in our stores, then that's where we're using it."

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Ex-All Blacks captain Taine Randell says he's joining New Zealand First for this year's election, after a long dance with the party.

An announcement by leader Winston Peters was scheduled at a public meeting in Hastings on Sunday, but cancelled because of Cyclone Vaianu.

Randall's likely to become Hawke’s Bay official candidate in coming weeks.

He says he's fortunate to have had a great rugby career - but his eyes have now turned to the state of the country.

"Right, now the next phase of my life - I'm pretty keen to contribute to New Zealand."

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