The Bull Ring

'𝔹𝕦𝕘𝕘𝕖𝕣' - 𝕃𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕣 ℂ𝕙𝕣𝕚𝕤 ℍ𝕚𝕡𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕤 𝕥𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕤 𝕡𝕠𝕤𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕗𝕠𝕣 ℂ𝕠𝕧𝕚𝕕-𝟙𝟡 𝕒𝕥 𝕔𝕣𝕦𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕝 𝕡𝕠𝕚𝕟𝕥 𝕚𝕟 𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕔𝕒𝕞𝕡𝕒𝕚𝕘𝕟 𝕎𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕛𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝕥𝕨𝕠 𝕨𝕖𝕖𝕜𝕤 𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕘𝕖𝕟𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕝 𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕃𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕣 ℙ𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕪 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕣 ℂ𝕙𝕣𝕚𝕤 ℍ𝕚𝕡𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕤 𝕙𝕒𝕤 𝕥𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕡𝕠𝕤𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕗𝕠𝕣 ℂ𝕠𝕧𝕚𝕕 𝟙𝟡 L abour leader Chris Hipkins has revealed that he has tested positive for Covid-19, just as the party prepares to release its manifesto today. He has had cold and flu symptoms since yesterday and will be isolating for five days or until he returns a negative test. . . Hipkins earlier cancelled most of his engagements today after feeling unwell. He was still intending to be at the realise of the party's manifesto this afternoon, but confirmed in a statement at lunchtime that he has tested positive for the coronavirus. ...

𝕋𝕖 ℙā𝕥𝕚 𝕄ā𝕠𝕣𝕚 𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕚𝕕𝕒𝕥𝕖'𝕤 𝕙𝕠𝕞𝕖 𝕚𝕟𝕧𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕕 𝕚𝕟 '𝕡𝕠𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕪 𝕞𝕠𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕒𝕥𝕥𝕒𝕔𝕜' 𝕋𝕖 ℙā𝕥𝕚 𝕄ā𝕠𝕣𝕚 𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕚𝕕𝕒𝕥𝕖 ℍ𝕒𝕟𝕒 𝕄𝕒𝕚𝕡𝕚-ℂ𝕝𝕒𝕣𝕜𝕖'𝕤 𝕙𝕠𝕞𝕖 𝕨𝕒𝕤 𝕓𝕣𝕠𝕜𝕖𝕟 𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕨𝕚𝕔𝕖 𝕥𝕠𝕕𝕒𝕪 𝕚𝕟 𝕨𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕡𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕪 𝕚𝕤 𝕔𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕒 "𝕡𝕠𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕪 𝕞𝕠𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕒𝕥𝕥𝕒𝕔𝕜". E arlier tonight the party said the 21-year-old's home was invaded, but just before 10pm her father told 1News the address had been broken into a second time. Te Pāti Māori released a statement this evening in regards to the first incident, saying they are "are not strangers to hate speech and online threats. Today however, a line was crossed". . . "Our Hauraki-Waikato candidate, Hana-Rawhiti Maipi Clark’s (sic) home was invaded, vandalised, and left with a threatening letter. This premeditated and targeted a...

ℕ𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕝’𝕤 𝕗𝕚𝕤𝕔𝕒𝕝 𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕟 𝕕𝕠𝕖𝕤𝕟’𝕥 𝕒𝕟𝕤𝕨𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕒𝕩 𝕔𝕦𝕥 𝕢𝕦𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤 ℕ𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕝 𝕞𝕒𝕪 𝕙𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕙𝕠𝕡𝕖𝕕 𝕚𝕥𝕤 𝕕𝕖𝕥𝕒𝕚𝕝𝕖𝕕 𝕗𝕚𝕤𝕔𝕒𝕝 𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕟 𝕨𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕 𝕡𝕦𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕓𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕢𝕦𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤 𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕙𝕠𝕨 𝕚𝕥 𝕨𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕡𝕒𝕪 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕚𝕥𝕤 𝕥𝕒𝕩 𝕔𝕦𝕥𝕤, 𝕓𝕦𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕟𝕠 𝕤𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕤𝕗𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕪 𝕒𝕟𝕤𝕨𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕚𝕟 𝕤𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥 G rant Robertson says National's new fiscal plan has a $537 million hole in it and plans to spend the weekend looking for more. The plan, which involves reducing future Budget operating allowances and cutting $2 billion off future benefits to return a higher surplus in 2027 than under Labour's projections, has been vetted by the consultancy firm Castalia. However, that vet – as with Infometrics' review of Labour's fiscal plan released on Monday – is relatively superficial. "Castalia was asked by National to review the underlying assumptions and the ...

ℂ𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕤 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕡𝕠𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕝 𝕡𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕚𝕖𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕡 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝕓𝕒𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕃𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕣 𝕒𝕔𝕔𝕦𝕤𝕖𝕤 𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕡𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕚𝕖𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝕓𝕒𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕕𝕦𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕔𝕒𝕞𝕡𝕒𝕚𝕘𝕟 L abour leader Chris Hipkins has taken aim at other political parties, accusing them of race baiting during the election campaign in order to gain power. He's delivered a warning about the impact a National, ACT, New Zealand First government would have on race relations calling it divisive and a huge step backwards. However other leaders are dismissing his accusation as a sign of desperation, as Labour continues its downwards slide in the polls. Political editor Jane Patterson filed this report . . ℕℤ 𝔽𝕚𝕣𝕤𝕥 𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕚𝕕𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕠𝕟 𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕖 𝕓𝕒𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕒𝕔𝕔𝕦𝕤𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤 Labour leader Chris Hipkins is continuing to target his political opponents over their rhetoric around Māori, sayi...

𝔽𝕚𝕖𝕣𝕪 𝕔𝕝𝕒𝕤𝕙𝕖𝕤 𝕒𝕤 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕘𝕠 𝕙𝕖𝕒𝕕-𝕥𝕠-𝕙𝕖𝕒𝕕 𝕒𝕥 𝕕𝕖𝕓𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝔸 𝕗𝕚𝕖𝕣𝕪 𝕡𝕖𝕣𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕞𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕒𝕟𝕒𝕝𝕪𝕤𝕚𝕤 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕥𝕙𝕖 ℕ𝕖𝕨𝕤𝕙𝕦𝕓 𝕃𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕕𝕖𝕓𝕒𝕥𝕖. T here were fiery clashes over crime, health, education and the economy on Wednesday night as the National and Labour party leaders went head to head in the Newshub Leaders' Debate. Political editor Jane Patterson spoke to Corin Dann. . . 𝔼𝕝𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕔𝕒𝕞𝕡𝕒𝕚𝕘𝕟 𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕟𝕖𝕕 𝕦𝕡 𝕒 𝕟𝕠𝕥𝕔𝕙 𝕒𝕥 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕤' 𝕕𝕖𝕓𝕒𝕥𝕖 Chris Hipkins and Christopher Luxon have cranked the election campaign energy up a notch. The two leaders went head-to-head in an electric leaders debate Wednesday night, hosted by Newshub's Patrick Gower. Both leaders committed to a myriad of new policies - some accidentally. Political reporter Katie Scotcher has more. 𝔸𝕟𝕒𝕝𝕪𝕤𝕚𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕦𝕒𝕘𝕖 𝕒𝕥...

ℍ𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕒𝕣𝕪 ℂ𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕠𝕟 𝕤𝕨𝕚𝕡𝕖𝕤 𝕒𝕥 𝕋𝕣𝕦𝕞𝕡 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕍𝕝𝕒𝕕𝕚𝕞𝕚𝕣 ℙ𝕦𝕥𝕚𝕟 𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣 ℕ𝔸𝕋𝕆 𝕖𝕩𝕡𝕒𝕟𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝔽𝕠𝕣𝕞𝕖𝕣 𝕌.𝕊. 𝕊𝕖𝕔𝕣𝕖𝕥𝕒𝕣𝕪 𝕠𝕗 𝕊𝕥𝕒𝕥𝕖 ℍ𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕒𝕣𝕪 ℂ𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕠𝕟 𝕟𝕖𝕖𝕕𝕝𝕖𝕕 ℝ𝕦𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕒𝕟 ℙ𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕍𝕝𝕒𝕕𝕚𝕞𝕚𝕣 ℙ𝕦𝕥𝕚𝕟 𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕥 ℕ𝔸𝕋𝕆 𝕖𝕟𝕝𝕒𝕣𝕘𝕖𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕠𝕟 𝕋𝕦𝕖𝕤𝕕𝕒𝕪, 𝕤𝕒𝕪𝕚𝕟𝕘: "𝕋𝕠𝕠 𝕓𝕒𝕕, 𝕍𝕝𝕒𝕕𝕚𝕞𝕚𝕣. 𝕐𝕠𝕦 𝕓𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙𝕥 𝕚𝕥 𝕠𝕟 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕤𝕖𝕝𝕗." R eturning to the State Department for the unveiling of her official portrait, Clinton also used the occasion to display distaste for the policies of Republican former President Donald Trump, who defeated her in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Clinton suggested that there may have been questions about the U.S. ability to muster support for Ukraine to resist Russia's 2022 invasion because of Trump's legacy of alienating allies. . . "People might have doubted t...

𝔽𝕒𝕚𝕝𝕖𝕕 𝕌𝕊 𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕋𝕣𝕦𝕞𝕡 𝕚𝕤 𝕗𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕 𝕝𝕚𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕗𝕣𝕒𝕦𝕕 𝕚𝕟 ℕ𝕖𝕨 𝕐𝕠𝕣𝕜 𝕔𝕚𝕧𝕚𝕝 𝕔𝕒𝕤𝕖 𝔸 ℕ𝕖𝕨 𝕐𝕠𝕣𝕜 𝕛𝕦𝕕𝕘𝕖 𝕙𝕒𝕤 𝕗𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕 𝔻𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕝𝕕 𝕋𝕣𝕦𝕞𝕡 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕗𝕒𝕞𝕚𝕝𝕪 𝕓𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕤 𝕗𝕣𝕒𝕦𝕕𝕦𝕝𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕝𝕪 𝕚𝕟𝕗𝕝𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕧𝕒𝕝𝕦𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕡𝕖𝕣𝕥𝕚𝕖𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕒𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕥𝕤, 𝕚𝕟 𝕒 𝕞𝕒𝕛𝕠𝕣 𝕕𝕖𝕗𝕖𝕒𝕥 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕞𝕖𝕣 𝕌𝕊 𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕔𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕 𝕤𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕝𝕪 𝕙𝕒𝕞𝕡𝕖𝕣 𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕒𝕓𝕚𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕪 𝕥𝕠 𝕕𝕠 𝕓𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕤 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕥𝕖. T he scathing decision by Justice Arthur Engoron of the New York state court in Manhattan will make it easier for state Attorney General Letitia James to establish damages at a trial scheduled for 2 October. Engoron also ordered the cancellation of certificates that let some of Trump's businesses, including the Trump Organisation, operate in New York, and ordered the appointment of a receiver to manage the bu...