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  Husband of slain cinematographer 'so angry' Baldwin took no blame 3:08 pm today Share this Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share via email Share on Reddit Share on Linked In The husband of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins has said he was "so angry" that actor Alec Baldwin denied responsibility for her death after Baldwin shot her during the filming of the Western Rust . Photo: AFP In his first interview since filing a wrongful death lawsuit against Baldwin and about two dozen other defendants last week, Matt Hutchins was asked if he had watched Baldwin's December interview with ABC News in which the actor said he was not responsible for Halyna's death. "I was just so angry to see him talk about her death so publicly, in such a detailed way and then to not accept any responsibility after having just described killing her," ...

  New Zealand Politics 5:03 pm today Labour Party donations case: Suppression lapses for three defendants 5:03 pm today Share this Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share via email Share on Reddit Share on Linked In Katie Todd , Reporter @Katietodd_NZ katie.todd@rnz.co.nz Three of the people accused of electoral fraud in relation to the Labour Party are also defending charges in relation to the National Party. (from left) Zhang Yikun, Zheng Shijia, and Zheng Hengjia Photo: RNZ / Dan Cook They can now be named as Yikun Zhang, Shija 'Colin' Zheng and Hengjia 'Joe' Zheng who are also accused of electoral fraud in relation to donations made to National. The Serious Fraud Office alleges they - along with three other people - concealed the true identity of the donor who paid at least $34,840 to the Labour ...

𝕋𝕣𝕦𝕞𝕡 𝕒𝕟𝕕 ℝ𝕖𝕡𝕦𝕓𝕝𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕟 𝕡𝕣𝕒𝕚𝕤𝕖 𝕗𝕠𝕣 ℙ𝕦𝕥𝕚𝕟 𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝕌𝕜𝕣𝕒𝕚𝕟𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕔𝕖𝕣𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘 . . . . .

𝕁𝕒𝕔𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕒 𝔸𝕣𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕟 𝕘𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕟𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙. 𝕆𝕡𝕡𝕠𝕤𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕦𝕘𝕘𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕎𝕙𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕠𝕣 𝕟𝕠𝕥 𝕣𝕖𝕔𝕖𝕟𝕥 (𝕚𝕗 𝕝𝕚𝕞𝕚𝕥𝕖𝕕) 𝕡𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕒𝕔𝕔𝕦𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕝𝕪 𝕣𝕖𝕗𝕝𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕤 𝕤𝕪𝕞𝕡𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕪 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕤𝕥, 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕘𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕟𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕤𝕖𝕖𝕞𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕓𝕖 𝕗𝕝𝕪𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕙𝕚𝕘𝕙. 𝕒𝕝𝕓𝕖𝕚𝕥, 𝕟𝕠𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕠𝕤𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕔 𝕙𝕖𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕝𝕒𝕤𝕥 𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 O pposition Leader the Faberge egg Luxon certainly believes so,  calling the occupation  "emblematic of a deep-seated sense of frustration in New Zealand around where we are going with COVID". In truth, it's difficult to assess just how far the frustration extends. It's even harder to determine how much the protest has  fuelled extremist narratives  and damaged social cohesion. To some extent, claims of social division can be attributed to media (social and traditional) breathlessness. Moreover...

𝔽𝕒𝕓𝕖𝕣𝕘𝕖 𝕖𝕘𝕘 𝕃𝕆𝕋𝕆 𝕤𝕪𝕞𝕡𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤𝕖𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕤𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕤 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕚𝕟𝕤𝕦𝕣𝕣𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕤 𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕠𝕟 ℕ𝕖𝕨𝕤𝕙𝕦𝕓’𝕤 𝕣𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥 𝕨𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝔸𝕄, 𝕊𝕚𝕣 𝕁𝕠𝕙𝕟’𝕤 𝕞𝕒𝕟 𝕃𝕦𝕩𝕠𝕟 𝕕𝕖𝕟𝕚𝕖𝕕 𝕙𝕖 𝕙𝕒𝕤 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕖 𝕕𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕤𝕝𝕪 𝕔𝕝𝕠𝕤𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕘𝕚𝕧𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕤𝕪𝕞𝕡𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕪 𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕤. L uxon’s denial he had sided with the protestors came after world famous PM Jacinda Ardern called Luxon out yesterday. “What I will say to you is it’s a bit disingenuous of the Prime Minister to say particularly because all I was challenging was the fact that there is deep-seeded frustration in New Zealand and we don’t have great clarity around the COVID plan and just because you challenge the Prime Minister, doesn’t mean you should be slatted for being on one side of this or the other side of it,” he told AM. But truth was Sir John’s man had said the following words in his speech on Monday … “Kiwis should be able to sympathi...

'𝔸𝕓𝕤𝕠𝕝𝕦𝕥𝕖𝕝𝕪 𝕟𝕠 𝕟𝕖𝕖𝕕' 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕕𝕚𝕒𝕝𝕠𝕘𝕦𝕖 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕒𝕥 ℙ𝕒𝕣𝕝𝕚𝕒𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕋𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖'𝕤 "𝕒𝕓𝕤𝕠𝕝𝕦𝕥𝕖𝕝𝕪 𝕟𝕠 𝕟𝕖𝕖𝕕 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕕𝕚𝕒𝕝𝕠𝕘𝕦𝕖" 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕠𝕔𝕔𝕦𝕡𝕪𝕚𝕟𝕘 ℙ𝕒𝕣𝕝𝕚𝕒𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥'𝕤 𝕘𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕤, ℕ𝕖𝕨𝕤𝕙𝕦𝕓'𝕤 ℙ𝕒𝕥𝕣𝕚𝕔𝕜 𝔾𝕠𝕨𝕖𝕣 𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕚𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕤. T here have been calls -  including from former Prime Minister Jim Bolger  - for political leaders to head down to the demonstration that has engulfed the front lawn of Parliament and blocked surrounding streets and speak to protesters about their demands and concerns. MPs have so far been unwilling to enter dialogue with the occupiers, saying their protest is illegal and causing significant disruption to nearby businesses. There have been reports of protesters abusing members of the public, while some have also made death threats towards politicians and journalists. Speaker Trevor Mallard released a statement on beha...

ℍ𝕠𝕨 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕞𝕒𝕛𝕠𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕪 𝕠𝕗 ℕ𝕖𝕨 ℤ𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕗𝕖𝕖𝕝 𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕁𝕒𝕔𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕒 𝔸𝕣𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕟 𝕃𝕠𝕥𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕞𝕚𝕤𝕚𝕟𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕧𝕠𝕔𝕒𝕝 𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕠𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕪 𝕠𝕗 ℕ𝕖𝕨 ℤ𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕤𝕦𝕡𝕡𝕠𝕣𝕥 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕝𝕕 𝕗𝕒𝕞𝕠𝕦𝕤 ℙ𝕣𝕚𝕞𝕖 𝕄𝕚𝕟𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕁𝕒𝕔𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕒 𝔸𝕣𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕟. 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕗𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕤 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕕𝕚𝕗𝕗𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕟𝕥. It’s how I, and most of Aotearoa feel Bless pic.twitter.com/IfoJC6cGpA — Eileen Kiffin (@KiffinEileen) February 19, 2022 75,000 kiwis have signed - but we aren’t done - One thing anyone can do is sign the petition to get them to go home https://t.co/8nj5QukJGv #clownvoynz #endtheprotest — Darren White (@PeakActionImage) February 20, 2022 That shows PM Jacinda Ardern and her MP's and medical advisers have done an excellent job in keeping us safe. #ChurArdern We love you. ♥️ https://t.co/chtooE71mF — ACCforum NZ (@ACCforumnz) February 18, 2022 . If NZ Police don’t get a hand...