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'ℂ𝕠𝕨𝕒𝕣𝕕𝕝𝕪': 𝕃𝕦𝕩𝕠𝕟 𝕤𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕡𝕤 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕤𝕥 𝕓𝕪 𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕓𝕒𝕔𝕜 𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖 𝕃𝕚𝕜𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 ℂ𝕠𝕨𝕒𝕣𝕕 𝕙𝕖 𝕚𝕤, 𝔸𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕠𝕒 ℙ𝕄 𝕃𝕦𝕩𝕠𝕟 𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕝𝕚𝕜𝕖 𝕒 𝕤𝕔𝕒𝕣𝕖𝕕 𝕣𝕒𝕥 𝕙𝕦𝕣𝕣𝕪𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕚𝕟 𝕒 𝕓𝕒𝕔𝕜 𝕕𝕠𝕠𝕣 𝕥𝕠 𝕒𝕧𝕠𝕚𝕕 𝕒 𝕙𝕠𝕤𝕡𝕚𝕥𝕒𝕝 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕤𝕥 𝕚𝕟 𝕔𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕝 𝔻𝕦𝕟𝕖𝕕𝕚𝕟. P rime Minister Christopher Luxon has been called "cowardly" after hurrying in a back door to avoid a hospital protest in central Dunedin. A group of about 30 protesters chanting, carrying placards and wearing 'They save We pay" t-shirts were waiting to greet Mr Luxon at the entrance to the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. . . But Mr Luxon's motorcade stopped instead in Moray Place, at the back of the art gallery. @chrisluxonmp proves yet again just how lilylivered he is... pic.twitter.com/JU2MInbx05 — Veronica Glamis Aotearoa💃💃💃💃 (@VeronicaGlamis) October 31, 2024 Mr Luxon was seen walking...

𝔽𝕠𝕔𝕦𝕤 𝕠𝕟 𝔸𝕞𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕔𝕒'𝕤 ℂ𝕦𝕡 𝕗𝕦𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕖 𝕒𝕤 ℕ𝕖𝕨 ℤ𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕣𝕦𝕝𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕒𝕧𝕖𝕤 ℕ𝕠 𝕤𝕠𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕣 𝕙𝕒𝕕 ℕ𝕖𝕨 ℤ𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕔𝕣𝕠𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕚𝕤𝕙 𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕨𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝟛𝟟𝕥𝕙 𝔸𝕞𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕔𝕒'𝕤 ℂ𝕦𝕡 𝕠𝕗𝕗 𝔹𝕒𝕣𝕔𝕖𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕒 𝕒𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕖𝕖𝕜𝕖𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕗𝕠𝕔𝕦𝕤 𝕞𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕠 𝕨𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕟𝕖𝕩𝕥 𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕨𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕝𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕝𝕚𝕜𝕖 T he beaten British, who had not competed in the final for some 60 years and have never won the event, immediately handed New Zealand a notice to become the "challenger of record", meaning they will now negotiate key aspects of the 38th America's Cup. Grant Dalton, an America's Cup veteran who has now led what some say is the "complete team" to three consecutive wins, joked when accepting the trophy that the last time he did so he was back at his desk the next morning plotting the next campaign. . . New Zealand proved their prowess on and off ...

ℕ𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕝 𝕄𝕚𝕟𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝔸𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕖𝕨 𝔹𝕒𝕪𝕝𝕪 𝕒𝕡𝕠𝕝𝕠𝕘𝕚𝕤𝕖𝕤 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕥𝕖𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕜𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕠 '𝕗*** 𝕠𝕗𝕗' ℂ𝕠𝕞𝕞𝕖𝕣𝕔𝕖 𝕄𝕚𝕟𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝔸𝕟𝕕𝕣𝕖𝕨 𝔹𝕒𝕪𝕝𝕪 𝕙𝕒𝕤 𝕒𝕡𝕠𝕝𝕠𝕘𝕚𝕤𝕖𝕕 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕕𝕦𝕔𝕥 𝕒𝕗𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕒 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕚𝕟𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕙𝕖 𝕣𝕖𝕡𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕕𝕝𝕪 𝕔𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕕 𝕒 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕜𝕖𝕣 "𝕒 𝕝𝕠𝕤𝕖𝕣" 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕤𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕖 𝕒𝕥 𝕙𝕚𝕞 𝕨𝕙𝕚𝕝𝕖 𝕠𝕟 𝕒 𝕓𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕤 𝕧𝕚𝕤𝕚𝕥. T he business employee formally complained after the visit, saying Bayly told him to "f*** off" and repeatedly called him a loser, making an 'L' with his fingers on his forehead. . . In a written complaint, released by the minister on Friday afternoon, the employee said he had been left feeling "degraded, embarrassed and deeply disrespected" during the visit in early October. file:  𝕵𝖔𝖍𝖓𝖓𝖞 ᴴᴰ In an accompanying statement, Bayly said his comments were intended in "a light-hearted manner...

𝔻𝕒𝕞𝕖 𝕁𝕒𝕔𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕒 𝕤𝕙𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕 𝕓𝕖 𝕓𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙𝕥 𝕓𝕒𝕔𝕜 𝕥𝕠 ℕℤ 𝕡𝕦𝕓𝕝𝕚𝕔 𝕝𝕚𝕗𝕖 — ℍ𝕚𝕡𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕤 𝕃𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕖𝕣 ℂ𝕙𝕣𝕚𝕤 ℍ𝕚𝕡𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕤 𝕙𝕒𝕤 𝕝𝕒𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕒𝕓𝕤𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝔻𝕒𝕞𝕖 𝕁𝕒𝕔𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕒 𝔸𝕣𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕟 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 ℕ𝕖𝕨 ℤ𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕕'𝕤 𝕡𝕦𝕓𝕝𝕚𝕔 𝕝𝕚𝕗𝕖, 𝕦𝕣𝕘𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕘𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕟𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕘𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕒 𝕣𝕠𝕝𝕖 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕞𝕠𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕔𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕣𝕪'𝕤 𝕔𝕒𝕦𝕤𝕖. Jacinda Ardern Damehood investiture. file:  𝕵𝖔𝖍𝖓𝖓𝖞 ᴴᴰ T he former Kiwi prime minister received her damehood from her friend Prince William at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle overnight. For her five years as prime minister, she received one of the country's highest honours: the New Zealand Order of Merit. . . Dame Jacinda won global plaudits for her response to New Zealand's worst modern day mass shooting, the 2019 Christchurch mosques terror attack, and the Covid-19 pandemic, during her tenure. https://t.co/3r...

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...