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By Susan Edmunds of RNZ If 2025 is the year you get your money life sorted, you may be wondering where to begin. In this five-part series, money correspondent Susan Edmunds guides you through the basics. First up: Setting a budget and goals. Is getting your finances in order top of your New Year’s resolutions? If so, setting a budget and goals is a great place to start. They will work together as powerful tools to get you where you want to be. Here are some things to ponder. Goals You might start by breaking these down to the short term and the…

Ferry passengers will face further disruptions today after strong winds and huge swells canned sailings over the weekend.Two Interislander sailings between Picton and Wellington were cancelled on Sunday, while two further sailings were delayed by hours on Sunday night due to the swells.One of those was the Kaitaki, which was due to leave Wellington at 8.30pm with more than 800 passengers on board.In an email sent to passengers just after 10pm, seen by RNZ, Interislander apologised for the inconvenience of the delay.”We will be commencing loading asap but will not be leaving Wellington until the Master is comfortable to depart…

A small community in North Canterbury have discovered a giant Redwood tree with a unique growth journey that could see it entered into the Tree of the Year competition. The 127-year-old behemoth has spent much of its life hidden in a forest at Ashley Gorge near Oxford.It appears to have been struck by snow or strong wind early in its existence, prompting the trunk – which is more than 2 metres in diameter at the base – to split into two twin “leaders”.The two logs have since grown to more than 40 metres high, creating a dramatic visual effect. “It’s…

After a rocky few years and the disbanding of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the Golden Globes have seemingly stabilised. Now the question is: Can they still put on a good show?The 82nd Golden Globes, beginning Sunday night at 8pm EST (2pm Monday NZDT), will hope to rekindle some of the frothy comic energy of the days when Ricky Gervais or Tina Fey and Amy Poehler hosted. Last year’s comeback edition, hosted by Jo Koy, was widely panned, but it delivered where it counted: Ratings rebounded to about 10 million viewers, according to Nielsen. CBS signed up for five more…

Stocker’s nomination as interim leader comes after Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said he would resign in the coming days after talks on forming a new government failed for a second time. ADVERTISEMENTAustria’s ruling conservative party, Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP), has nominated its General Secretary Christian Stocker to succeed Chancellor Karl Nehammer after his expected resignation.Stocker, a lawyer and member of the Austrian Parliament, has served as general secretary of the People’s Party since 2022. He is seen as an experienced and calm crisis communicator who has frequently appeared in Austrian media to defend controversial decisions.Austria’s Chancellor Karl Nehammer announced on…

Heavy snowfall in the UK has caused the airports of Liverpool, Manchester and Leeds to close their runways. The bad weather is set to continue through Sunday with the country’s weather service issuing a number of warnings. ADVERTISEMENTHeavy snowfall overnight has caused several airports in the UK, including Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds, to close their runways.All incoming flights at Manchester Airport have been diverted elsewhere as they would have been unable to land, the BBC has reported. Liverpool’s John Lennon Airport is trying to clear its own runway, while Leeds Bradford Airport is also facing cancellations and delays.The UK’s Met…

It’s not clear how many long-tailed bats are left, but when dusk falls, rural properties near Waiuku, on Auckland’s southern border, become a pekapeka-tou-roa hotspot.”We don’t really understand a lot about them,” said Auckland Council senior conservation advisor Ben Paris. “The more we’ve looked, the more we’ve seemed to find them, which is great.”Now, researchers are studying the bats as part of a five-year tracking project involving Auckland Council and local iwi Ngāti Te Ata Waiohua, along with community groups and EcoQuest Education Foundation.Setup begins in the hours before sundown – the New Zealand long-tailed bats are stopped in their…

A North Canterbury family fears they’re being targeted after a group of thieves allegedly stole 12 firearms and 2000 rounds of ammunition from their home.Days later, their French Bulldog was taken.John Te Amo told 1News that a gun cabinet was taken while another was smashed open just after Christmas.They were also robbed of a safe – containing jewellery, passports, money, and gun registrations – that had been bolted to a wall inside a hallway cupboard, he said.His 1991 Mercury Capri vehicle was also taken.”It pisses me right off because I’m 100% sure – well, 90% sure – I know who’s…

For this week’s edition of Good Sorts, 1News revisited the Hamilton’s Tauwhare School, where a man taught his students necessary life skills. In the years since the 2018 visit, Chris May has gone from teacher to principal – and expanded the programme.The class, Ngā Tama Toa, is about “boys learning what it means to grow into being great men”, May said. While it started out with teaching the students how to tie a tie and changing tyres, it’s since grown to include lessons on how to cook a meal, the importance of exercise, and bringing in role models to talk…

A person has died, and five others have been injured following a crash in south Taranaki amid traffic chaos for motorists returning home after the holidays.Emergency services were alerted to the two-vehicle crash on State Highway 3 in Mokoia around 5.15pm.One person was killed in the crash, while five others were injured – two seriously and three moderately. Diversions are in place at Gladstone Rd in Hāwera and Whakamara Rd just south of Mokoia.Motorists are advised to avoid the area and expect delays.The road remains closed while the serious crash unit conduct a scene examination.Traffic chaosTraffic on Auckland’s motorway (file…