Jacinda Ardern Articles

New Zealand has a new government under Labour prime minister Jacinda Ardern. But how will it work? Darren Hughes explains For followers of centre-left politics there has not been a lot of good news of recent times  – in terms of victories, rather than improved...

The Labour leader's 'relentless positivity' enabled reach across political divides and inspired people to vote for her party for the first time, argues James Patterson 'Let’s do this' was the battle cry of Jacinda Ardern’s election campaign. To me, it had echoes of...

Wealth redistribution, environmental protection, and an ambitious housebuilding program look to be at the heart of Ardern's agenda for government, writes Dan Crawford It was not until the wily old performer Winston Peters started his speech in Beehive on Thursday that...

From the worst of starting points, New Zealander Jacinda Ardern could be about to cause a shock and become the world's youngest democratically-elected world leader, writes Dan Crawford Picture the scenario. An opposition Labour party sits 24 points adrift of the...