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𝕁𝕒𝕔𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕒 𝔸𝕣𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕟 𝕣𝕖𝕔𝕖𝕚𝕧𝕖𝕤 𝔻𝕒𝕞𝕖𝕙𝕠𝕠𝕕 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 ℙ𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕔𝕖 𝕎𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕒𝕞 𝔽𝕠𝕣𝕞𝕖𝕣 ℙ𝕣𝕚𝕞𝕖 𝕄𝕚𝕟𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕁𝕒𝕔𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕒 𝔸𝕣𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕟 𝕨𝕒𝕤 𝕠𝕗𝕗𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕪 𝕞𝕒𝕕𝕖 𝕒 𝔻𝕒𝕞𝕖 𝕚𝕟 𝕒 𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕞𝕠𝕟𝕪 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕌𝕂. file:  𝕵𝖔𝖍𝖓𝖓𝖞 ᴴᴰ S he was appointed a Dame Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2023 King's Birthday Honours for her services to the state, a few months after her shock resignation as prime minister. Last week it was announced she would formally receive her damehood from Prince William at a ceremony in Windsor Castle in London. . . In a social media post, Prince William and wife Kate called her a friend, an extraordinary advocate, and now a Dame Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the State. I am in no way a fan of this system. But if anyone deserves the praise and recognition for outstanding work and dedication it’s Dame @jacindaardern Her govt saved th

ℙ𝕆𝕃𝕃: 𝟝𝟜% 𝕠𝕗 𝕧𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕜 ℍ𝕚𝕡𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕤 𝕤𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕪 𝕒𝕤 𝕃𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕣 𝔽𝕚𝕗𝕥𝕪-𝕗𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕡𝕖𝕣 𝕔𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕧𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕜 ℂ𝕙𝕣𝕚𝕤 ℍ𝕚𝕡𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕤 𝕤𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕 𝕣𝕖𝕞𝕒𝕚𝕟 𝕒𝕤 𝕃𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕣, 𝕒𝕔𝕔𝕠𝕣𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕝𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕤𝕥 𝟙ℕ𝕖𝕨𝕤 𝕍𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕒𝕟 𝕡𝕠𝕝𝕝. 75% of Labour Party voters support Chris Hipkins as leader. file:  𝕵𝖔𝖍𝖓𝖓𝖞 ᴴᴰ T he future of the former PM, who served in the top job for nine months, has been the subject of speculation as the opposition party looks to rebuild following its defeat at last year's election. In the poll, around half the respondents were asked: "Do you think Chris Hipkins should now remain as the leader of the Labour Party or step down?" . . Just over one in four - 26% - thought the former senior minister should step down while 20% of respondents said they didn't know or preferred not to say. When asked by 1News, Hipkins said he wasn't

ℙ𝕆𝕃𝕃: 𝕁𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝕙𝕒𝕝𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕜 ℙ𝕄 𝕃𝕦𝕩𝕠𝕟 𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕠𝕦𝕔𝕙 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕧𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕁𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝕙𝕒𝕝𝕗 𝕠𝕗 𝕡𝕖𝕠𝕡𝕝𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕜 ℙ𝕣𝕚𝕞𝕖 𝕄𝕚𝕟𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣 ℂ𝕙𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕃𝕦𝕩𝕠𝕟 𝕚𝕤 𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕠𝕦𝕔𝕙 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕧𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕤, 𝕒𝕔𝕔𝕠𝕣𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕠 𝕒 𝕟𝕖𝕨 𝟙ℕ𝕖𝕨𝕤 𝕍𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕒𝕟 𝕡𝕠𝕝𝕝 A total of 51% said he was out of touch, with 37% saying he is in touch and 12% indicating they didn't know or preferred not to say. Groups more likely to say Luxon was out of touch were Green Party supporters (88%), Labour Party supporters (75%) and New Zealand First supporters (72%). Māori (65%) and young people - 18 to 34s - (58%) were also more likely to agree. Those more likely to view Luxon as in touch with voters were National Party supporters (71%), ACT Party supporters (63%) and people aged 70+ (52%). Those with a household income of $150,000 or more (48%) and men (42%) were also more inclined to say the Prime Minister was in touch. Lu

ℙ𝕆𝕃𝕃: 𝕄𝕒𝕛𝕠𝕣 𝕡𝕦𝕓𝕝𝕚𝕔 𝕤𝕦𝕡𝕡𝕠𝕣𝕥 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕣𝕒𝕚𝕝-𝕖𝕟𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖𝕕 𝕗𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕤 𝔽𝔸𝕊𝕋 𝔽𝔸ℂ𝕋𝕊 𝔸 𝕟𝕖𝕨 𝕡𝕠𝕝𝕝 𝕤𝕙𝕠𝕨𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕒𝕝𝕞𝕠𝕤𝕥 𝕙𝕒𝕝𝕗 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕡𝕖𝕠𝕡𝕝𝕖 𝕡𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕕 𝕤𝕦𝕡𝕡𝕠𝕣𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕓𝕦𝕪𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕡𝕦𝕓𝕝𝕚𝕔𝕝𝕪 𝕠𝕨𝕟𝕖𝕕 𝕣𝕒𝕚𝕝-𝕖𝕟𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖𝕕 𝕗𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕣𝕖𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕀𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣 𝕗𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕤. 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝔾𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕟𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕙𝕒𝕤 𝕪𝕖𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕣𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕒𝕝 𝕚𝕥𝕤 𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕟 𝕥𝕠 𝕣𝕖𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕒𝕘𝕖𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕗𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕤.  𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕔𝕠𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕡𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕚𝕖𝕤 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕟𝕠𝕥 𝕚𝕟 𝕒𝕘𝕣𝕖𝕖𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕒𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕨𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕓𝕖𝕤𝕥 𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕟 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕗𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕤 𝕚𝕤. B uying publicly owned rail-enabled ferries to replace the ageing Interislanders has the backing of voters according a new poll commissioned by the Maritime Union of New Zealand and released exclusively to Stuff. Almost half, 48%, were in favour of publicly owned rail-enabled ferries, despite the extra cost involved, while

ℙ𝕆𝕃𝕃: ℂ𝕠𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕣𝕖𝕞𝕒𝕚𝕟 𝕚𝕟 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕟𝕥, 𝕓𝕦𝕥 𝕃𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕘𝕒𝕚𝕟 𝕤𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕤 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕔𝕠𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕚𝕤 𝕙𝕠𝕝𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕒 𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕪 𝕘𝕣𝕚𝕡 𝕠𝕟 𝕡𝕠𝕨𝕖𝕣 𝕒𝕔𝕔𝕠𝕣𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕝𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕤𝕥 𝟙ℕ𝕖𝕨𝕤 𝕍𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕒𝕟 ℙ𝕠𝕝𝕝, 𝕓𝕦𝕥 𝕚𝕥𝕤 𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕦𝕝𝕥𝕤 𝕤𝕖𝕖 𝕤𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕤 𝕝𝕠𝕤𝕥 𝕗𝕠𝕣 ℕ𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕝 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕘𝕒𝕚𝕟𝕖𝕕 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕃𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕣. T he poll also found 40% of voters think New Zealand is in "worse shape" and 30% "better shape" than before the election, one year ago today. The poll, which surveyed 1000 eligible voters and ran from October 5 to 9, would see the coalition returned to power with 63 seats if an election were to be held today - the one-year anniversary of the 2023 general election. National, on 37% of the party vote in the poll, was down 1% on the last poll, which was held in August. Labour was also down 1% on 29%, the Greens up 1% on 12%, ACT up 1% on 8% and New Zealand First on 5%, down 1%. Te Pāti Māori