Tag: Jacinda Ardern
NZ could play mediating role in Gaza conflict – but does...
ANALYSIS: By Geoffrey Miller
So far, the New Zealand government has been remarkably silent about the Gaza-Israel conflict. Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta could be helping...
NZ support for opposition leader Judith Collins dives in new poll
RNZ News
New Zealand's opposition National Party leader Judith Collins has suffered a sharp dip in support in the preferred prime minister stakes, in the...
Diplomat says NZ didn’t draft draconian Fiji police bill
By Michael Field of The Pacific Newsroom
New Zealand’s High Commissioner in Fiji, Jonathan Curr, has taken to social media to counter claims that Wellington...
Ardern slams Australia for dumping over Turkey ‘terrorist’ detainees
By RNZ News
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has lashed out at Australia for dumping responsibility for a woman and two young children detained at the...
By declaring a climate emergency NZ’s Ardern needs to inspire hope,...
ANALYSIS: By David Hall, Auckland University of Technology; Raven Cretney, University of Waikato; and Sylvia Nissen
There is no question that we must act, and...
NZ’s Ardern seeks Biden leadership on climate change, global issues
By RNZ News
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says it is important for New Zealand to have tight connections with the US on big global issues...
Fiji’s Bainimarama first world leader to congratulate Biden – too early
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Fiji's Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama is reported to have become the first world leader to publicly congratulate US President-elect Joe Biden...
Ardern now leads one of the most powerful governments NZ has...
ANALYSIS: By Richard Shaw of Massey University
Jacinda Ardern’s new “covid cabinet” is pretty much the same as — and completely unlike — every previous...
Ardern springs surprise with Mahuta now in charge of ‘Pacific reset’
By Jane Patterson, RNZ Political Editor
The bolt out of the blue in New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's new cabinet is Nanaia Mahuta as...
With a mandate to govern NZ alone, Labour must now decide...
ANALYSIS: By David Hall, Auckland University of Technology
A pandemic can change the foundations of a society. But if this happens in New Zealand over...
Injecting real change in NZ – Greens must not shy away...
ANALYSIS: By Selwyn Manning, editor of EveningReport.nz
There is a mood circulating among some New Zealand circles that it would end badly for the Green...
‘We will … govern for every New Zealander’, says Labour’s Ardern
By RNZ News
New Zealand's Labour leader Jacinda Ardern received a rapturous reception when she walked on stage at the Auckland Town Hall this evening.
With...
Jacinda Ardern on why Labour should form NZ’s next government
By RNZ News
New Zealand's Labour Party leader Jacinda Ardern today spoke on national radio about why she should continue as prime minister on the...
NZ election 2020: Jacinda Ardern promised transformation — instead, the times...
ANALYSIS: By Richard Shaw, Massey University
Three years ago everything felt so different. New Zealand's borders were open, no one knew what PPE stood for,...
Labour support slips in new NZ poll, but could still govern...
By RNZ News
With just under three weeks until the election, Newshub's new political poll shows the gap is closing between Labour and National, but...
PM Ardern changes NZ election to October 17 over covid outbreak
By RNZ News
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has moved the election date by four weeks to October 17 and says she will not...
Rogue poll or not, all the signs point to a tectonic...
By Richard Shaw, of Massey University
Strong team. More jobs. Better economy. So say the National Party’s campaign hoardings. Only thing is, last Sunday’s Newshub-Reid...
National gambles on Collins crushing Ardern’s charisma in NZ election
ANALYSIS: By Grant Duncan, of Massey University
The starting gates in New Zealand’s September 19 election race are finally full. Labour’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern...
NZ’s covid-19 border botch-up: ‘Next few days will be crucial’
COMMENT: By Jane Patterson, RNZ News political editor
Public confidence in New Zealand's border controls has been shattered.
The obvious anger of the prime minister when...
It’s all about trust – and why I trust Jacinda over...
PACIFIC PANDEMIC DIARY: By Sri Krishnamurthi, self-isolating contributing editor of Pacific Media Watch
After nearly five weeks of alert level 4 covid-19 lockdown and a...
Trust in government is high in NZ, but will it last...
ANALYSIS: By Richard Shaw of Massey University
New Zealand’s general election is currently set for September 19. Under ordinary circumstances, campaigning for the election and...
PM Jacinda Ardern pays tribute to Fijians killed in Christchurch attacks
By RNZ Pacific
Jacinda Ardern has paid tribute to the three Fijians who died in last year's Christchurch mosque shootings.
Ardern spoke today at Lautoka Mosque...