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  World 11:47 am today Britney Spears' father suspended as conservator 11:47 am today A judge has removed Britney Spears' father from the legal arrangement that gave him control of her life after Spears accused him of years of abuse. Britney Spears arrives at a film premiere in 2019. Photo: AFP or licensors Jamie Spears was appointed her guardian in 2008, amid concerns over her mental health. On Wednesday, a judge handed the role to a man appointed by Spears. Earlier this month, Spears had filed to end the conservatorship after his daughter requested another guardian. Fans around the world have supported her through the #FreeBritney campaign. In a court hearing in Los Angeles, Judge Brenda Penny formally ended the conservatorship that the star had with her father, but left in place a separate conservatorship with an accountant chosen by S...

ℙ𝕠𝕣𝕥 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕜𝕖𝕣𝕤' 𝟡𝟝% 𝕧𝕒𝕔𝕔𝕚𝕟𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕒𝕥𝕥𝕣𝕚𝕓𝕦𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕒𝕔𝕜𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕞𝕚𝕤𝕚𝕟𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝔸 𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕟𝕒𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕟𝕦𝕞𝕓𝕖𝕣 𝕠𝕗 𝕡𝕠𝕣𝕥 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕜𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕧𝕒𝕔𝕔𝕚𝕟𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕚𝕤 𝕓𝕖𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕒𝕥𝕥𝕣𝕚𝕓𝕦𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕠 𝕤𝕦𝕔𝕔𝕖𝕤𝕤 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕒𝕔𝕜𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕞𝕚𝕤𝕚𝕟𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕞𝕒𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕚𝕥 𝕞𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕪 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕤𝕖 𝕠𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕓𝕠𝕣𝕕𝕖𝕣'𝕤 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕟𝕥𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕖. J ust last month Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said misinformation was keeping 44 percent of port workers from getting even a single dose. Now 95 percent are fully vaccinated, in time for today's requirement for border workers to be immunised. . The Maritime Union national secretary Craig Harrison said educating port workers about the Covid-19 vaccine has helped many to overcome any hesitancy. "Emails have been sent and phone calls have been made trying to find out more about the vaccines and all the information...

ℂ𝕙𝕣𝕚𝕤 ℍ𝕚𝕡𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕤 𝕠𝕟 𝟜𝟝 𝕟𝕖𝕨 ℂ𝕆𝕍𝕀𝔻-𝟙𝟡 𝕔𝕒𝕤𝕖𝕤: '𝕌𝕟𝕕𝕠𝕦𝕓𝕥𝕖𝕕𝕝𝕪' 𝕣𝕦𝕝𝕖-𝕓𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕜𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕒𝕞𝕠𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕞 𝕓𝕦𝕥 '𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕠𝕣𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕓𝕝𝕒𝕞𝕖' 𝕟𝕠𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕒𝕪 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝟜𝟝 𝕟𝕖𝕨 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕞𝕦𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕪 𝕔𝕒𝕤𝕖𝕤 𝕙𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕔𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕕 𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕠 𝕢𝕦𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕖𝕗𝕗𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝔸𝕦𝕔𝕜𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕕'𝕤 𝕝𝕠𝕔𝕜𝕕𝕠𝕨𝕟, 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕥𝕙𝕖 ℂ𝕆𝕍𝕀𝔻-𝟙𝟡 ℝ𝕖𝕤𝕡𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕖 𝕄𝕚𝕟𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕒𝕕𝕞𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕨𝕖𝕣𝕖 "𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕠𝕦𝕓𝕥𝕖𝕕𝕝𝕪" 𝕣𝕦𝕝𝕖-𝕓𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕜𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕒𝕞𝕠𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕞. B ut Chris Hipkins told The AM Show on Thursday "apportioning blame" is not the way to go, because the Government needs Aucklanders on its side and the outbreak could go downhill if "we get into the blame game".  "There will undoubtedly be some people who haven't followed the rules in this. I don't have a detailed breakdown of exactly who's in that situation, but yes, there h...

𝔽𝕚𝕣𝕤𝕥 𝕄𝕒𝕟 𝕝𝕒𝕤𝕙𝕖𝕤 𝕓𝕒𝕔𝕜 𝕒𝕥 𝕣𝕦𝕟 𝕒𝕨𝕒𝕪 ℙ𝕄 𝕂𝕖𝕪 𝕗𝕠𝕣 '𝕟𝕒𝕞𝕖 𝕤𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕚𝕟𝕘' 𝕚𝕟 ℂ𝕆𝕍𝕀𝔻-𝟙𝟡 𝕔𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕤𝕞 𝕠𝕗 𝔾𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕟𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝔽𝕚𝕣𝕤𝕥 𝕄𝕒𝕟 ℂ𝕝𝕒𝕣𝕜𝕖 𝔾𝕒𝕪𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕕 𝕙𝕒𝕤 𝕝𝕒𝕤𝕙𝕖𝕕 𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕒𝕥 𝕡𝕠𝕟𝕪-𝕥𝕒𝕚𝕝 𝕡𝕦𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘, 𝕣𝕦𝕟 𝕒𝕨𝕒𝕪 ℙ𝕄 𝕂𝕖𝕪 𝕗𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕠𝕨𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕔𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕤𝕞𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝔾𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕟𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥'𝕤 ℂ𝕆𝕍𝕀𝔻-𝟙𝟡 𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕒𝕔𝕙, 𝕒𝕔𝕔𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕙𝕚𝕞 𝕠𝕗 "𝕟𝕒𝕞𝕖-𝕤𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕚𝕟𝕘" 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕕𝕚𝕤𝕚𝕟𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕤𝕦𝕘𝕘𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕟𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕒𝕤 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕟 𝕟𝕖𝕨. T he fiancé of current Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern took aim at Sir John on Twitter on Wednesday afternoon, after  his column - published by several media outlets over the weekend  - took issue with the Government's conservative response to the pandemic. In the op-ed, he referred to New Zealand as a "smug hermit kingdom" and compared us to North Korea, urgi...

'𝕊𝕥𝕠𝕡 𝕓𝕖𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕤𝕞𝕦𝕘': 𝔼𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕠𝕞𝕚𝕤𝕥 𝕤𝕒𝕪𝕤 ℕℤ 𝕔𝕒𝕟'𝕥 𝕠𝕡𝕖𝕟 𝕓𝕠𝕣𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕥𝕠𝕠 𝕤𝕠𝕠𝕟 𝔼𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕠𝕞𝕚𝕤𝕥 𝕊𝕙𝕒𝕞𝕦𝕓𝕖𝕖𝕝 𝔼𝕒𝕢𝕦𝕓 𝕙𝕒𝕤 𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕠𝕟𝕘 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕕𝕤 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕤𝕖 𝕔𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕗𝕠𝕣 ℕ𝕖𝕨 ℤ𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕕'𝕤 𝕓𝕠𝕣𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕠𝕡𝕖𝕟 𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕝𝕕: "𝕊𝕥𝕠𝕡 𝕓𝕖𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕤𝕞𝕦𝕘." H e joined Breakfast on Wednesday morning to outline why it was too soon to open the country's borders, in the wake of a  call by former prime minister John Key  at the weekend to share a date. In a widely published opinion piece, Key had released a five-point plan to improve New Zealand's Covid-19 response. In it, he said New Zealand's aim should no longer be to "exist in a smug hermit kingdom" and it should get back to allowing Kiwis to travel overseas freely, allow stranded Kiwis to come home without the "lottery" of MIQ, and open up the borders. . At the time, Covid-19 Response Minister...

ℙ𝕗𝕚𝕫𝕖𝕣 𝕤𝕙𝕦𝕥𝕤 𝕕𝕠𝕨𝕟 𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕣𝕦𝕟 𝕒𝕨𝕒𝕪 𝕖𝕩 ℙ𝕄 𝕂𝕖𝕪'𝕤 𝕔𝕝𝕒𝕚𝕞 𝔾𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕟𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕔𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕 𝕙𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙𝕥 𝕧𝕒𝕔𝕔𝕚𝕟𝕖𝕤 𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕝𝕚𝕖𝕣 '𝕗𝕠𝕣 $𝟜𝟘 𝕞𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕖' 𝔾𝕝𝕠𝕓𝕒𝕝 𝕡𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕞𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕦𝕥𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕝 𝕘𝕚𝕒𝕟𝕥 ℙ𝕗𝕚𝕫𝕖𝕣, 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕡𝕒𝕟𝕪 𝕓𝕖𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖 ℂ𝕆𝕍𝕀𝔻-𝟙𝟡 𝕧𝕒𝕔𝕔𝕚𝕟𝕖 𝕓𝕖𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕦𝕤𝕖𝕕 𝕚𝕟 ℕ𝕖𝕨 ℤ𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕕, 𝕚𝕤 𝕤𝕙𝕦𝕥𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕣𝕦𝕟 𝕒𝕨𝕒𝕪 𝕡𝕠𝕟𝕪-𝕥𝕒𝕚𝕝 𝕡𝕦𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕡𝕖𝕣𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕥 𝕖𝕩 ℙ𝕄 𝕂𝕖𝕪 𝕒𝕗𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕦𝕘𝕘𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝔾𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕟𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕔𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕 𝕙𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕡𝕒𝕚𝕕 𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕙𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕝𝕚𝕖𝕣 𝕒𝕔𝕔𝕖𝕤𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕛𝕒𝕓𝕤. P fizer has since said it hasn't done that for any Government in the world. It comes after former Prime Minister  Sir John wrote a column published on Sunday  describing New Zealand as a "smug hermit kingdom" because of the Government's COVID-19 response.  In follow-up interviews on Monday, Sir John doubled...

𝔻𝕒𝕧𝕚𝕕 𝕊𝕖𝕪𝕞𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕥𝕒𝕜𝕖𝕤 ℂ𝕙𝕦𝕔𝕜𝕪 𝕚𝕟 𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕗𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕖𝕕 ℙ𝕄 𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤 - 𝟙 ℕ𝕖𝕨𝕤 ℂ𝕠𝕝𝕞𝕒𝕣 𝔹𝕣𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕠𝕟 ℙ𝕠𝕝𝕝 𝔸ℂ𝕋 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕚𝕥𝕤 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕣 𝔻𝕒𝕧𝕚𝕕 𝕊𝕖𝕪𝕞𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕦𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕤𝕦𝕣𝕘𝕖 𝕚𝕟 𝕡𝕠𝕡𝕦𝕝𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕪 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕝𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕤𝕥 𝟙ℕ𝕖𝕨𝕤 ℂ𝕠𝕝𝕞𝕒𝕣 𝔹𝕣𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕠𝕟 ℙ𝕠𝕝𝕝, 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕧𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕁𝕦𝕕𝕚𝕥𝕙 ℂ𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕤 𝕚𝕟 𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕕𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕒𝕥 𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕝𝕠𝕨𝕖𝕤𝕥 𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕗𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕖𝕕 ℙ𝕄 𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕦𝕝𝕥 𝕒𝕤 𝕆𝕡𝕡𝕠𝕤𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕣. I n party support, the major political parties are down slightly, while ACT has moved up to 14% support. The September 2021 1News Colmar Brunton Poll results - party support. Source: 1 NEWS National's Judith Collins' preferred PM ranking has sunk to her lowest ever since becoming National leader – dropping by 4%, now sitting on just 5%. She last received below 5% in the June 2020 poll prior to becoming leader where she got 2%, before climbing to 20% immediately after taking the...