カテゴリー: Jacinda Ardern
Election results expected to come out quickly, with many advance votes already castNew Zealanders are heading to the polls today in a general election that could see the prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, strengthen her left-of-centre hold on government o…
PM’s management of pandemic and ‘politics of kindness’ place her well ahead for Saturday’s voteIt’s been called the Covid election, with stability the order of the day.But it has turned into the weirdest general election campaign New Zealanders have ev…
With media outlets unable to publish anything that may influence voters, politicians get creative about how to get their face on TVOn election day in New Zealand there will be no billboards, no walkabouts or last-minute exit polls. That’s because the e…
Judith Collins has the look of a defeated woman as Labour heads to likely victoryLong time no see. Jacinda Ardern left it late, but turned up at last night’s fourth and final debate of the election campaign as the prime minister. Ghostly versions of he…
Leader says she will resign if not re-elected but polls show Labour 15 points aheadJacinda Ardern has dominated the final leaders’ debate before New Zealand goes to the polls on Saturday, appearing confident and prime ministerial as she took on a subdu…
Leader says she will resign if not re-elected but polls show Labour 15 points aheadJacinda Ardern has dominated the final leaders’ debate before New Zealand goes to the polls on Saturday, appearing confident and prime ministerial as she took on a subdu…
As the election approaches, 12 experts and commentators in New Zealand give their view on where Labour has succeeded and failedRead our NZ weekly election briefingWhen Jacinda Ardern took over leadership of New Zealand’s Labour party less than two mont…
Prime minister heads to polls in Auckland district after visit to suburban marketNew Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has voted in the country’s general election, a week before polls officially close.Ardern cast her vote in her Auckland distri…
In the election Judith Collins is up against one of the most popular PMs in recent times“I’ve been having an awfully fun time, can you tell?”, Judith Collins, the leader of New Zealand’s centre-right National party enthused, to a campaign trail meeting…
Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins both bring B-game to seemingly interminable showAre we there yet? Is it election day? Is it possible to bring the date forward a little bit from 17 October? Not by too much – things have to be put in place, pens secure…
Rivals veered into parodies of themselves, with most analysts declaring incumbent the winnerCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe leaders of New Zealand’s two main political parties, Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins, have cla…
Jacinda Ardern says her country will not open up until Australia records a month without community transmission of Covid-19New Zealand will not reciprocate quarantine-free trips across the Tasman as the Australian Capital Territory joins Australia’s tr…
The PM reveals Kiwis won’t need to complete a two-week quarantine as Victoria records two more deaths and 15 new Covid casesFollow our coronavirus live blogFull Australian Covid stats; Covid restrictions state by stateNSW cases map; Vic cases mapSign u…
Labour prime minister faces National leader Judith Collins in televised election clashThe prime minister of New Zealand has admitted she has used cannabis in the most robust and animated leaders’ debate of the election campaign so far.The Labour leader…