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By The Conversation Farida Jalalzai, Virginia Tech New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Jan. 19, 2023, that she will soon resign from office. “I know what this job takes. And I know that I no longer have enough in the tank to do it justice,” Ardern said. Ardern was 37 when she was elected prime minister in 2017, and is the youngest female head of government to have served in any country. During her tenure, Ardern oversaw the country’s strict COVID-19 response and also dealt with other crises like the Christchurch mosque shooting in 2019. The prime minister also received unwan...
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By The Conversation Following the surprise resignation of Jacinda Ardern on January 19, the New Zealand Labour Party already has a new leader: Chris Hipkins. The handover from Ardern to Hipkins has been achieved with the same efficiency as the handover from Andrew Little to Ardern in 2017. But will it be as successful? Hipkins entered parliament in 2008 – along with Ardern. Under Ardern’s leadership, he held ministerial portfolios in education, police and public services, and was Leader of the House. His role as education minister includes a (not altogether successful) centralisation of all th...
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Jacinda Ardern is stepping down as New Zealand's Prime Minister after five years in the role. The 42-year-old politician - who was elected in 2017 aged 37 - insisted she has no more "in the tank", and her final day of office will be February 7th. She choked back tears in a news conference, telling the world: "I know what this job takes, and I know that I no longer have enough in the tank to do it justice. It's that simple. "This summer, I had hoped to find a way to prepare for not just another year, but another term - because that is what this year requires. I have not been able to do that." A...
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Jacinda Ardern joked she was an "exceptionally poor substitute" as she stood in for Prince William at an environmental summit, as he continues to mourn his late grandmother Queen Elizabeth. The New Zealand prime minister filled in for the Prince of Wales at the Earthshot Prize innovation summit in New York City on Wednesday (21.09.22), after she was personally asked by the Duke of Cornwall and Cambridge to step in following the queen's death on September 8th aged 96. Speaking at the event, Ardern said: "I am an exceptionally poor substitute but I also know we all understand the need for His Ro...
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Jacinda Ardern was "very nervous" when she met Queen Elizabeth. The New Zealand Prime Minister, 42, - whose country is a constitutional monarchy and as such had Her Late Majesty as Sovereign - met the late monarch in 2018 after assuming her political position and reflected upon her experience following the Queen's death at the age of 96 earlier this month. She said: "I think the thing that stood out for me - I was very nervous and anxious to meet the Queen. In the back of my mind, there were all the protocols and perhaps in New Zealand we don't have too many of those. I remember feeling very d...
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A royal guard fainted and fell face-first onto the ground as he was protecting Queen Elizabeth's coffin. Mourners gasped as the guard hit the deck as he was holding vigil next to the late monarch's casket at London's Westminster Hall on Wednesday (14.09.22), following the queen's death last Thursday (08.09.22) aged 96. Two police officers rushed to the guard's aid. It occurred as a set of guards were starting to swap duties in a changeover. The queen's coffin is on a catafalque, a raised platform, at Westminster Hall, where guards from the Sovereign's Bodyguard, the Household Division, and Yeo...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin hasn't been invited to Queen Elizabeth's funeral. The 69-year-old politician and other Kremlin representatives have all been blacklisted by Buckingham Palace, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine earlier this year. Dignitaries from Belarus and Myanmar have also been overlooked by the palace, while Iran will only be represented at the funeral on an ambassadorial level. Around 500 dignitaries from around the globe - including senior politicians and royalty - will attend the service at Westminster Abbey on Monday (19.09.22). A government insider told the Metro: ...
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Rose Byrne is to star in 'They Are Us'. The Australian actress will portray New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in the forthcoming film, which will tell the story of the week following two mass shootings at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 2019, which left 51 people dead. Andrew Niccol is to write and direct the motion picture, which will be produced by Ayman Jamal, Stewart Till, Niccol and Philippa Campbell. For the script, several members of the mosques affected by the attack were consulted. Niccol told Deadline: "'They Are Us' is not so much about the attack but the response t...
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