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King Charles is to feature in a new documentary to “show, not tell” people how to transform the planet.The feature-length Amazon film began shooting in January at Dumfries House in Scotland and will examine the approach the 76-year-old monarch outlined in his 2010 book Harmony: A New Way of Looking At Our World.The book, written when he was still Prince of Wales, called for a “dramatic revolution” in people’s ways of looking at the world.Filmmakers will look at the King’s charity work, both in the UK and overseas, and focus on his belief that people, nature, and the built environment…

Dame Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi, who spearheaded the Kōhanga Reo movement and helped thousands grow up immersed in te reo Māori, has died at the age of 95.Tāwhiwhirangi (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāpuhi) passed away peacefully on Saturday surrounded by whānau at home.“She challenged the status quo and pushed for better outcomes for whanau,” Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust said in a statement.Born in Hicks Bay, Gisborne in 1929, Tāwhiwhirangi became involved in the kōhanga reo movement in the 1980s when there was growing concern around the state of te reo Māori — with less than 5% of Māori school children…

New Zealand diplomats in the United States have contacted Texas Senator Ted Cruz to clarify New Zealand’s treatment of Israeli visitors, a spokesperson for the Foreign Minister Winston Peters says.Cruz posted on X, sharing a story by Israeli media outlet Haaretz which incorrectly stated every Israeli must detail their military service to receive a visitor’s visa for New Zealand.He questioned whether New Zealand should be treated as a “normal ally”, and said the country punishes Israelis.Peters replied that the story was fake news.His spokesperson told RNZ that the New Zealand embassy in the US has contacted Cruz to alert him…

US President Donald Trump has ordered 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports and 10% on goods from China starting on Tuesday, risking a new trade war that economists say could slow global growth and reignite inflation. Trump signed three separate executive orders on the tariffs after a long golf outing in Florida on Saturday, vowing to keep the duties in place until what he described the national emergency over the drug fentanyl and illegal immigration to the United States ends. Responding to concerns raised by oil refiners and Midwestern states, Trump imposed only a 10% duty on energy products from…

So you want to save $500,000 for retirement. What does it take to get there?New retirement spending guidelines from Massey University this week have provided updated information about what retirees are spending for a “no frills” and “choices” lifestyle in metropolitan and provincial parts of New Zealand.The university estimated that, for a “choices” life in a city, a one-person household would need to have saved $271,000. In a provincial centre, they would need to have saved $252,000.For a two-person household, each person would need to have saved $571,000 in a city, and $223,000 in a provincial area.Here’s how you might…

A new studies shows where the pathways may lie to our future. It has been quite exciting over the past few years to watch the start of decarbonisation and sustainability transitions unfold. There have been shifts in wider thinking, businesses prioritising sustainable actions and a general sense that things were shifting. However, roll onto 2025 and things feel a bit different. The new President of the United States has stated he will pull out of the Paris Agreement, the EU has been re-looking at their green deal and here in Aotearoa-New Zealand there seems to be a move away from prioritising building…

A teenager has been named by police as the motorcyclist who was fatally shot in Northland this week as the investigation continues into his murder.Kyle Zachary Jenkins, 18, was discovered in a creek after 5am on January 29, adjacent to Otaika Valley Rd on State Highway 15.Detective Senior Sergeant Shane Pilmer said police’s thoughts were with Jenkins’ family at this “very difficult time”.”They are continuing to grieve his death and have asked for privacy at this time.”Police have continued to appeal for information about what took place on the Otaika Valley Rd layby.”Our investigation continues to piece together why this…

The death of a teenager in Hamilton overnight is being treated as “unexplained”, police say.Emergency services were called to a Forest Lake address shortly before 12.30am to reports a 19-year-old woman was unresponsive.Detective Senior Sergeant Kristine Clarke said medical staff confirmed on arrival that she had died.”Police are speaking with those present at the address at the time, and completing further scene and area inquiries, to help determine what took place.”The death is currently being treated as unexplained.”

By Susan Edmunds of RNZ  So you want to save $500,000 for retirement. What does it take to get there? New retirement spending guidelines from Massey University this week have provided updated information about what retirees are spending for a “no frills” and “choices” lifestyle in metropolitan and provincial parts of New Zealand. The university estimated that, for a “choices” life in a city, a one-person household would need to have saved $271,000. In a provincial centre, they would need to have saved $252,000. For a two-person household, each person would need to have saved $571,000 in a city, and $223,000…

A new documentary about former Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern has won a top award at the Sundance Film Festival.Prime Minister took the Audience Award for World Cinema Documentary at the festival, the largest independent film festival in the US and a frequent launching pad for films that go on to do well in the year ahead.Prime Minister, co-directed by Lindsay Utz and Michelle Walshe, premiered at Sundance Film Festival last week.It covers Dame Jacinda’s tenure as leader for five years and features home videos shot by husband Clarke Gayford and unheard audio clips recorded by the Alexander Turnbull Library’s…