The Latest Breaking News from Jacinda Ardern

This week marks the beginning of Jacinda Ardern’s life outside parliament, since she officially ceased to be an electorate MP at midnight last Saturday. Her legacy as prime minister will be discussed and disputed, but there’s no doubt her influence will continue to be felt, both in Aotearoa New Zealand…

Many women have actively fought for positions of power. When they are ousted, it does no one any favours to swathe them in fragility.

Jacinda Ardern's water infrastructure reforms are the latest policy to be axed by her successor as New Zealand prime minister, Chris Hipkins.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has pulled New Zealand closer to the orbit of the US-backed military alliance NATO.

‘Clearly, it is nice to have a cabinet that reflects the New Zealand population’

Finland’s Sanna Marin has become the latest female leader to stand down, following a closely fought election.

As former Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin retreats from the spotlight, her country has been transformed by her leadership through a term filled with once-in-a-lifetime challenges.

Bard Billot bye-byes Her Kindness

The NZ Electoral Commission is urging overseas-based Kiwis - including the estimated 700,000 in Australia - to sort their electoral status.

In a rousing and personal farewell speech this week in parliament, the former prime minister touched on family, politics and one of the very few things she will ask of her colleagues as she departs.

This Easter weekend marks the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement with US President Joe Biden paying a five-day visit to both sides of the Ireland-Northern Ireland border to mark the occasion.