Tag: Jacinda Ardern
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...
Selwyn Manning: New Zealand govt should advocate for West Papua peace
Evening Report editorial by Selwyn Manning
It is clear and proper that New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is closely monitoring a concerning situation...
Rugby star Sonny Bill: ‘People don’t know what Islam is’
By RNZ News
All Black and devout Muslim Sonny Bill Williams hopes New Zealanders will embrace Islam more in light of last week's terror attack...
All New Zealand asked Trump for was ‘love’ for Muslims
Stephen Colbert's satirical programme The Late Show featured NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's exchange with US President Donald Trump. Video: CBS The Late Show
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Climate change advocacy calls for more ‘action’ response to Ardern’s UN...
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern recently addressed the UN General Assembly about the reality of climate change in the Pacific, and the threat inaction holds...
Erin Harris: Nauru appeal court move denies justice for refugees
BRIEFING: By Erin Harris
The decision to terminate a long-standing arrangement that saw the Australian High Court act as a partial appellate court for Nauru,...
Indonesian ambassador hits back at Herald columnist’s ‘baseless’ claim
By Tama Salim in Jakarta
Indonesian Ambassador Tantowi Yahya has dismissed allegations that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo had acted disrespectfully toward Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern...
Open letter to PM Ardern: Raise Papua human rights crimes with...
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
An advocacy group, West Papua Action Auckland, has urged Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to raise human rights and the "suffering of...
Ardern mission for post-Gita visit to Tonga, Samoa, Niue and Cook...
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says the New Zealand government’s Pacific Mission will take place early next month and travel to...
NZ’s Peters opts for coalition with Labour-Green in government
Jacinda Ardern's speech in full after being named next New Zealand prime minister. Video: Guardian Wires
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Queenmaker Winston Peters ended almost three...
Jane Kelsey: Labour and the TPPA – time to come clean...
ANALYSIS: By Professor Jane Kelsey
It is now certain that any decisions on the future of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) minus the US will...
NZ’s Labour Party needs to ‘reach back into Pacific community’, says...
Tagata Pasifika's first election talanoa ... Labour must engage Pacific voters. Video: Tagata Pasifika
Tagata Pasifika has kicked off its election talanoa series with a...