カテゴリー: Jacinda Ardern
Suspension of Gaurav Sharma for party rule breaches comes after he made allegations of bullying within the partyNew Zealand’s Labour party has suspended MP Gaurav Sharma over what the prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, said were “repeated breaches” of cau…
Centre-right National and libertarian Act could form government, according to latest survey, with Labour-Greens bloc trailing on combined 42% supportJacinda Ardern’s chances of re-election are looking shakier, with new polling indicating that New Zeala…
New Zealand opposition leader Chris Luxon might not have his opponent’s charisma – but he might not need it to win next year’s electionEarlier this year, as prices started to seriously rise and incumbent governments the world over started to tug nervou…
While leaders presented a picture of harmony, more vexing topics like Australia’s fossil fuel ambitions and China were kicked down the roadGet our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcastAt the close of the Pacific Islands Forum the…
Amid warnings of a healthcare workforce collapse, the population is being urged to recommit to pandemic measures many thought were behind them In supermarkets and coffee queues, New Zealand’s chins are reappearing. Masks – previously a constant – have …
New Zealand prime minister says leaders had been trying to persuade Kiribati not to withdraw from the forumJacinda Ardern says total membership is “critical” for the Pacific Islands Forum in the wake of the shock departure of Kiribati on the eve of the…
New Zealand PM says Russia’s war in Ukraine is morally bankrupt but should not be seen as a conflict of democracy versus autocracyThe world is “bloody messy” but must take a step back from polarisation and black-and-white approaches to conflict, Jacind…
A lot has changed since the fraught trans-Tasman exchanges of the Morrison government with the two countries now hitting resetFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingJacinda Ardern …
US president welcomes New Zealand’s PM to Oval Office and speaks of devastation caused by mass shootingsNew Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern has met US president Joe Biden to discuss shared concerns about China’s growing influence in the Pacific…
Comments by Winston Peters come as China hopes 10 Pacific countries will sign wide-ranging security dealNew Zealand and its allies have failed to listen to “alarm bells” about China’s growing influence, and allowed a “vacuum” to develop in the Pacific,…
Prime minister says ‘the Pacific is our home’ as Beijing plans a regional security pact with almost a dozen island nationsJacinda Ardern says New Zealand is “ready to respond” to security needs in the Pacific, after it emerged China is planning a Pacif…
Instead of taking on vested interests in the agriculture and corporate sectors, the government continues to take the line of least resistanceOn the campaign trail during New Zealand’s 2017 election, Labour leader Jacinda Ardern talked about climate cha…
Government says child poverty is easing in all areas but those on the ground say the dial has barely shifted in the past five years The budget neglects poor New Zealanders in favour of the “squeezed middle”, inequality experts have said, despite promis…
New Zealand PM remains in isolation but tried to uphold budget breakfast tradition with finance minister via InstagramNew Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern says she has lost her sense of taste after testing positive for Covid-19 on Saturday.Thursda…
Spots like Milford Sound that once ‘heaved’ with visitors recovered their tranquillity during lockdown – and ministers hope to keep it that wayAt the mouth of Milford Sound, the car parks sit empty. Of the 40 spaces reserved for convoys of buses, just …