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Disaster has given opportunity to show decisive leadership but issues raised by climate change could be a political landmineOn the lawn of a suburban home in Coromandel, the prime minister’s dress shoes have been scuffed ochre by a softened bed of clay…
Read MoreGeorgina Beyer was a formidable force for New Zealand’s rainbow community, pushing reforms on sex work and civil unionsBelieved to be the world’s first transgender person to become a member of parliament, Georgina Beyer is remembered in New Zealand for…
Read MoreThe former actor, drag performer, sex worker and radio host pulled off a surprise victory as a Labour MP and later played a pivotal role in decriminalising prostitutionFormer New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark has led tributes to Georgina Beyer, th…
Read MoreQuestions of sovereignty, inequality and New Zealand history hang in the background as political speeches foreshadow a future in which relationship with Māori plays a central roleAt the estuary bridge connecting Waitangi’s treaty grounds to its townshi…
Read MoreNew Zealand is still deciding what her political legacy will look like, but the crowds at her last engagement gave the sense of the end of an eraFrom the moment of her arrival, Jacinda Ardern is surrounded by a crush of people: hundreds gather to ask f…
Read MoreMost praised New Zealand’s outgoing prime minister for her handling of crises, while others criticised her domestic policy recordJacinda Ardern’s legacy has divided reader opinion. While many described the outgoing New Zealand prime minister as “inspir…
Read MoreThe daughter of an abattoir worker and fruit picker, Sepuloni could have exactly the expertise the PM needs to tackle a brutal cost of living crisisCarmel Sepuloni admits her father, who arrived from Samoa in 1964 unable to speak English, had difficult…
Read MoreChris Hipkins promises a ‘solid’ government that will focus on bread-and-butter issues, in the wake of the international stardom of Jacinda ArdernJacinda Ardern has a natural presence most politicians would sacrifice a kidney for.She spoke like a norma…
Read MoreIncoming prime minister echoes Jacinda Ardern’s promise to cut back Labour’s agenda to focus on cost of living issuesNew Zealand’s next prime minister, Chris Hipkins, has promised to cut back government reforms to focus on the “global pandemic of infla…
Read MoreSole nominee secures Labour endorsement for prime minister, with Carmel Sepuloni as deputy, and incumbent’s last engagements on TuesdayChris Hipkins will be New Zealand’s next prime minister following a formal vote that endorsed him as Jacinda Ardern’s…
Read More‘Chippy’ weathered Covid pandemic, now faces new storms and Labour’s flagging popularity ahead of 2023 electionNew Zealand’s incoming prime minister, Chris Hipkins, steered the country through the Covid pandemic. An experienced career politician with a…
Read MoreThe New Zealand Labour party is racing to find Jacinda Ardern’s replacement, with votes among MPs set to begin on SundayNew Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, will step down no later than 7 February after her shock resignation on Thursday in whi…
Read MoreThe New Zealand Labour party will pick a new leader on Sunday, after Ardern’s shock resignation. Who are the top contenders?With the shock resignation of Jacinda Ardern on Thursday, the New Zealand Labour party is now racing to find her replacement, a …
Read More‘The difference you have made is immeasurable,’ says Canadian prime minister Justin TrudeauThe US president, together with the prime ministers of Canada and Australia, have paid tribute to their New Zealand counterpart, who shocked the world by announc…
Read MoreLabour leader will stand down no later than 7 February, saying she ‘no longer had enough in the tank’ to do the jobTell us: how will you remember Jacinda Ardern’s time as PM?New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has said she is resigning, in a shoc…
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