Tag: Jacinda Ardern

By Lillian Hanly, RNZ News political reporter Survivors of abuse in care arrived at Parliament today to hear the formal apology from the state which...

ANALYSIS: By Cassandra Mudgway, University of Canterbury The high-stress nature of working in politics is increasingly taking a toll on staff and politicians. But an...

RNZ News Christopher Luxon and the National Party are on course to form a new government with the ACT Party in Aotearoa New Zealand, with...

By Katie Scotcher, RNZ News political reporter Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has received one of the top accolades in today's King's Birthday...

ANALYSIS: By Grant Duncan, Massey University Jacinda Ardern’s resignation as prime minister in January was a courageous and pragmatic decision for herself, her family and...

RNZ News Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has used her valedictory speech to Parliament to ask the House to take the politics out...

RNZ News Jacinda Ardern will largely be remembered in Aotearoa New Zealand as the prime minister whose pandemic-era policies saved thousands of Kiwi lives, according...

SPECIAL REPORT: By Sri Krishnamurthi for Asia Pacific Report It has been a decade since The Daily Blog (TDB) came into being informing all and...

ANALYSIS: By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has confirmed today what pundits have predicted for weeks: the plan for a public...

COMMENTARY: By Ian Powell On 14 December 2022 German police arrested 25 people over what was called the “Reichsburger plot”. Two days later The Observer...

RNZ News Aotearoa New Zealand has become hugely polarised and it is little wonder Jacinda Ardern has decided to call it a day, says Helen...

ANALYSIS: By Richard Shaw, Massey University Well, no one saw that coming. For those in New Zealand relieved that Christmas was over because it means...

"History will judge Jacinda Ardern as a remarkable leader. She is genuinely kind and has an incredible intellect, she’s made more of a contribution...

ANALYSIS: By Grant Duncan, Massey University New Zealanders will have a new prime minister by February 7 and will go to the polls on October...

Whakaata Māori Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says her Aotearoa New Zealand government will not back down on advancing Māori issues, even if National frames co-governance...

RNZ News Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered an address to New Zealand's Parliament today and the government has pledged an additional $3 million of humanitarian...

RNZ News A Pasifika health leader hopes the Royal Commission into the Covid-19 pandemic will look into the equity of the response and resource allocation. Prime...

RNZ News All mask wearing requirements in Aotearoa New Zealand -- except in healthcare and aged care -- will be scrapped, and household contacts will...

COMMENT: By John Minto Deception and political spin crossed new boundaries this week with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, under pressure to explain the housing catastrophe...

RNZ News Aotearoa New Zealand's ruling Labour's caucus has unanimously decided to suspend Hamilton West MP Dr Gaurav Sharma effective immediately in the wake of...

ANALYSIS: By Russel Norman, executive director of Greenpeace Aotearoa Only people power can ensure genuine enduring progress on climate and people need to know the...

By Giles Dexter, RNZ News political reporter New Zealand will provide $15 million to support Samoa with its climate change priorities. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made...