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Jacinda Ardern mooted for NZ foreign policy role

Jacinda Ardern may stay involved in a fight to end online extremism beyond her career in politics, according to her replacement as New Zealand prime minister.

AAP · Mar 13, 2023

NZ prime minister Hipkins shrugs off climate criticism

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has made $NZ1.7 billion worth of savings by taking an axe to several of predecessor Jacinda Ardern's policies.

AAP · Mar 13, 2023

New Zealand opposition pledges big childcare spend-up

As New Zealand's political contest returns to normal after Cyclone Gabrielle, the opposition has pledged a major childcare spend.

AAP · Mar 5, 2023

AI deepfakes are here to stay. Spotting them is a skill you’ll need to master

With AI technology constantly improving, experts warn not to automatically trust everything you see online is real.

The New Daily · Feb 18, 2023

Eleanor Catton: ‘I felt so much doubt after winning the Booker’

In 2013, at 28, Eleanor Catton became the youngest ever Booker winner with The Luminaries. She talks about adapting the novel for screen, being shut out of her native New Zealand and why it has taken 10 years to write a follow-up

The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2023

Madonna King: Nicola Sturgeon and Jacinda Ardern lead the way with stylish exits

In both Sturgeon and Ardern’s case, they admitted knowing their time was up; a cataclysmic difference from those other fatigue categories.

The New Daily · Feb 16, 2023

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's resignation has echoes of Jacinda Ardern's exit

The New Zealand PM cited burnout, while Sturgeon blamed the "brutality" of public life.

Fortune · Feb 16, 2023

Nicola Sturgeon and Jacinda Ardern – what two shock resignations tell us about good leadership

Leading two small countries on opposite sides of the planet, Nicola Sturgeon and Jacinda Ardern have both won widespread respect and admiration for their strong, courageous and determined leadership. They are both women who have smashed through glass ceilings to reach the summit.

The Conversation · Feb 16, 2023

Quitting what you're doing while still on top

Last month, Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand's 42-year-old prime minister, resigned from office, despite the support of a solid parliamentary majority and no challenge to her leadership from within her party. New Zealanders have to go back only six years to find a precedent. In 2016, John Key surprised everyone when,…

Bangkok Post · Feb 15, 2023

How the world's top newspapers covered Nicola Sturgeon's resignation

NICOLA Sturgeon has resigned as Scotland’s First Minister, having spent more than eight years in the role.

The National (Scotland) · Feb 15, 2023