New Zealand election scheduled for Nov. 7 with the costs of living and housing the top issue New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced a national election will be held Nov. 7 The Independent UK · Jan 21
Adelaide Writers Week canceled as 180 speakers withdraw after the exclusion of a Palestinian writer Organizers of Australia’s largest free literary festival have canceled the weeklong event after most writers withdrew over the removal of an Australian Palestinian writer The Independent UK · Jan 13
Major Australian arts festival cancelled after mass boycott over Palestinian author’s removal Adelaide Writers’ Week saw more than 180 speakers pull out after Randa Abdel-Fattah was barred following Bondi Beach attack The Independent UK · Jan 13
Major arts festival in doubt after Jacinda Ardern joins mass boycott over axing of Palestinian writer More than 70 prominent figures are boycotting the Adelaide Festival for dropping Palestinian-Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah in the wake of the Bondi attack The Independent UK · Jan 12
Jacinda Ardern pulls out of Adelaide writers’ week as fallout over Randa Abdel-Fattah’s axing continues Ructions within festival board over Palestinian-Australian academic’s inclusion began in October, email reveals The Guardian - AU · Jan 12
Jacinda Ardern steps in to rescue project saving mothers during childbirth in wake of Trump’s aid cuts Aid workers describe the move by New Zealand’s former prime minister as ‘a moment of believing that there was going to be light at the end of the tunnel’ The Independent UK · Jan 1
The best memoirs and biographies of 2025 Anthony Hopkins and Kathy Burke on acting, Jacinda Ardern and Nicola Sturgeon on politics, plus Margaret Atwood on a life well lived The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2025
Prime Minister review – portrait of Jacinda Ardern shows a fully human being in charge for once Documentary about New Zealand’s former leader records a shrewd but likable premier who did without the usual politician’s defences The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2025
An uncomfortable truth for our leaders: there’s a limit to how ‘human’ we want you to be Bleary-eyed in pyjamas in a new film, Jacinda Ardern’s pleas for compassion are hard to ignore. But in real crises, the fallibility of politicians can be terrifying, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2025
Unlike Australia, NZ centre-right sticks with net zero Chris Luxon's coalition government has been savagely criticised by advocates for its climate policy shifts, but the prime minister remains a net zero fan. AAP · Nov 21, 2025
Afternoon Update: net zero divide heaps pressure on Ley; rugby league concussion furore; and the teen who escaped the manosphere Opposition leader urged to call special Liberal party room meeting this week The Guardian - AU · Nov 3, 2025
Morning Mail: ATO’s $42m debt collector contracts; teacher shortages bite; inside the nitazenes threat ATO reliance on private debt collector revealed; remote and disadvantaged schools suffering teacher shortages; death toll rising from nitazenes drug use The Guardian - AU · Nov 2, 2025
Savvy politicians know how to ‘perform’ authenticity – the Jacinda Ardern doco offers a masterclass There’s a telling moment in the documentary film Prime Minister when Jacinda Ardern reflects on her rapid rise from Labour leader to prime minister, saying she had “no time to redesign myself […] I could only be myself”. The Conversation · Oct 13, 2025
George and Amal Clooney host star-studded awards to honour ‘brave’ campaigners Hollywood luminaries, including Meryl Streep and Dame Emma Thompson, graced George Clooney’s London awards ceremony on Friday. The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2025
The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2025 What to Stream: Taylor Swift, Matthew McConaughey, Jacinda Ardern, Glen Powell and Ghost of Yotei Taylor Swift’s highly anticipated 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” and Matthew McConaughey playing the real-life bus driver who saved elementary school students during California’s deadliest wildfire are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you
AAP · Sep 26, 2025 PM flies into friendlier territory with like minds Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has swapped the US for the UK, landing in London for a conference of global progressive leaders.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 25, 2025 Wealthy investors from US, China and Hong Kong top applications for New Zealand’s ‘golden visa’ scheme Since new rules for the Active Investor Plus visa came into effect in April, applicant numbers have almost tripled
The Conversation · Sep 22, 2025 In her new children’s book, Jacinda Ardern explores working ‘mum guilt’ through her daughter’s eyes Jacinda Ardern’s second book released within four months, following her memoir, is a simple children’s story. Its title – Mum’s Busy Work – appears to still hold true, then, despite her no longer being prime minister.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2025 It’s still a struggle for women to reach the top Letter: Women continue to face unnecessary additional challenges throughout their careers, whether in business or politics, says Prof Geeta Nargund
The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2025 Remember when having women in power was supposed to change everything? The careers of Sturgeon, Merkel and Ardern show how foolish it is to idealise leaders just for being women, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
Euronews · Aug 7, 2025 'Transvestigations': Fake investigations claim famous women like Brigitte Macron were born male Public female figures, such as former US First Lady Michelle Obama and New Zealand's former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, have also been accused of being assigned male at birth. Researchers say these fake theories are fuelled by "transvestigations".
Evening Standard · Jul 3, 2025 From Vladimir Putin to Rachel Reeves, which politicians have publicly cried? Rachel Reeves, the first female chancellor in British history, appeared to cry in Commons on Tuesday night - which others
Evening Standard · Jul 3, 2025 OPINION - Crying in the Commons? Let's not make a habit of it It is at times like this – with Rachel Reeves visibly crying in the Commons – that we must be thankful that Jacinda Ardern, former New Zealand PM, who dedicated her recent memoir to “the criers, worriers and huggers” is absent from our politics. Had Jacinda been on the scene…
The Guardian - AU · Jun 23, 2025 Rich Americans flock to apply for New Zealand’s ‘golden visas’ after rules relaxed Coalition government loosened requirements for its Active Investor Plus visa in bid to boost flagging economy
Evening Standard · Jun 21, 2025 A Different Kind of Power review: This political memoir is merely a warm embrace It seems a pity that the Lib Dem leader Ed Davey nabbed the title, Why I Care, for his recent memoir, because it would have been just the thing for Jacinda Ardern’s, which is about this very subject. Instead she makes do with A Different Kind of Power — and…