Actors Cliff Curtis and Jason Momoa, along with director Taika Waititi, have acquired Auckland-based film studio Studio West in a bid to bring more jobs and Polynesian-led storytelling to the country.
Te Kāika risks being prevented from delivering key government-funded services for children and youth due to an investigation of its suitability as a service provider.
A man who has been defending charges of historical sexual abuse at trial braced himself as the jury returned with verdicts after deliberating for less than an hour.
While vapes may cause cancer - as a recent Australian review of evidence concluded - they remain a far less dangerous vice than traditional cigarettes, a local anti-smoking lobby group says.