カテゴリー: Jacinda Ardern
Prime minister remembers 20 foreign tourists and two local guides who died in Whakaari disaster, as the governor general speaks of ‘dark day in our nation’s history’Jacinda Ardern has said the overseas visitors among 22 people killed in the White Islan…
A return to a programme of mass state house building could fix the significant problem for those at the bottom of the marketBillions of dollars are currently being transferred to wealthy New Zealanders in the government’s attempts to stimulate the econ…
Commissioner Meng Foon calls for end to ‘systemic bias’ against Māori in justice, health and education The Human Rights Commission has thrown its support behind calls by the Children’s Commissioner for urgent action to keep at-risk Māori children with …
New Zealand PM says Australia’s higher tolerance of Covid community transmission ‘problematic’As South Australia experiences a new Covid-19 outbreak, the New Zealand prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has conceded there is very little chance of an operati…
Labour’s smart politics will come at the expense of its fundamental values, and be driven by its desire to stay in power The prime minister of New Zealand has just begun a victory lap of the country, though Jacinda Ardern would prefer we think of it mo…
New foreign minister promises to carve a path for women, Māori and for the countryWhen Jacinda Ardern appointed the veteran politician Nanaia Mahuta as New Zealand’s foreign minister, many seasoned political watchers were taken by surprise – as was Mah…
Jacinda Ardern to govern with have 65 out of 120 seats, while Māori party doubles representation to twoNew Zealand Labour’s election win has received a further boost with the release of final results from the electoral commission giving Jacinda Ardern’…
Covid has set back the PM’s modest progress on childhood hardship, meaning greater policy ambition is needed As the New Zealand First party’s vote share evaporated on election day, so too did Jacinda Ardern’s last excuse for not making more progress on…
Ardern says agreement allows parties to ‘take their own positions’ and stops short of a coalitionJacinda Ardern’s Labour party has signed a “cooperation” agreement with the Green party, the prime minister has said, saying she hopes the agreement will b…
Veteran epidemiologist calls for review, and openness to adopting measures suggested by political rivals, now that voters have given PM a mandateJacinda Ardern won New Zealand’s election with a commanding majority, in part attributed to her handling of…
Labour’s historic win delivered Ardern a second term while voters punished politicians who embraced populism Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand’s Labour prime minister who was returned to power for a second term with a commanding majority, has often been hail…
With its most resounding victory since 1946, the weight of expectation on Labour has never been greaterThe Jacinda Ardern-led New Zealand Labour party has swept to its largest election night victory since 1946, winning 49.1% of the party vote and 64 se…
New Zealanders give Labour more votes than at any other election in past five decadesFollow the results liveJacinda Ardern will govern New Zealand for a second term after the Labour party secured a historic landslide victory in the general election, at…
As prime minister, Ardern inspired love and trust; now she has to do something with itAnd the winner is … New Zealand. It was the happiness election – Covid fizzled out, lockdown was released, and a sense of gratitude and sheer joy buoyed Jacinda Arder…
Judith Collins concedes as results show Labour on track for a large majorityFull report: Ardern hails ‘very strong mandate’More than 1.9 million people voted earlyNew Zealand’s MMP electoral system: what is it and how does it work 2.07pm BST We shall n…