She gets out of the car, comes over and punches me in the face,” Morales said. The news of her pregnancy that same year - and the fact her partner, television host Clarke Gayford, was going to become a stay-at-home dad - was also welcomed as a positive step. Seventeen people, most of them tourists from Australia and the US, died. Arderns’ choice to drive an all-electric vehicle is a clear message to New Zealanders and the world of her government’s stance on the climate crisis. NZ election: The people left behind in Ardern's 'kind' New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern: 'It takes strength to be an empathetic leader', Jacinda Ardern impressionist: 'I'm trying to be her because she's cool', Far-right online: 'I got them back on social media' Video, Far-right online: 'I got them back on social media', The woman who ferries Covid patients in a school bus. “But I would never let it influence my vote and I’m glad the news media decided to follow the law and err on the side of caution, and keep our election fair as possible, as it was in my day.”. She was born in 1980 in the city of Hamilton, two hours south of Auckland. "I'm willing to accept that," Ardern says. Two teenage boys are standing at the back of the crowd trying to work up the courage to go up for a photo. New Zealand is trying to feed up Labour leader Jacinda Ardern. Again, Ms Ardern led the country in mourning. If she were to take a more long-term perspective, then Ms Ardern may be inclined to keep the Greens on side by offering them some role in the next government. In fact, child poverty and homelessness have worsened under her government. The economy suffered a massive blow, but is now Covid-free - apart from some cases in quarantine. Video, Arctic Circle teens call for help to save their homes, Philippines artificial beach 'bad for environment' Video, Philippines artificial beach 'bad for environment', 'A year of rising and fading hopes' in Beirut. It would have been on-brand for National – but it could not have been further off for a Labour housing announcement. Her rule of thumb is that anything John Key would have done for the cameras, she will not do. I point this out to her, and ask if the 'Aunty' means she is no longer youth-adjacent. Key embraced absurd opportunities and did not mind looking like a bit of a goose. However, it remains uncertain what Ms Ardern plans to do with her second term. I later ask Bannan if he supports Labour. Now it is Ardern pointing to her side's stability compared to the ructions on the other side - and Ardern is not even beating round the bush about it. I tell Ardern about that a few days later, and ask if any part of her wonders what that would be like. At the time, she was adamant that she didn't want to become prime minister. "How many TikTok likes for a date, Aunty Cinda?" It is like National's rowing boat ad of 2011 all over again, but in reverse - with the blue bibs now in the dinghy of discombobulation and the red bibs in the sleek rowing boat. That record does not include some of the promises she made in 2017 – areas on which Labour fell woefully short of the "change" promised, such as KiwiBuild. That too had a clear subtext: that Ardern was being a bit smug about her achievements. One boy is wearing a top with lions on it. Right-wing nationalist Ersin Tatar wins in northern Cyprus, How New Zealand went 'hard and early' to beat Covid-19, Left behind in Ardern's 'kind' New Zealand. At first, Ardern was semi-careful about the boundary. VideoThe story of the blaze that destroyed Moria camp, Arctic Circle teens call for help to save their homes. It is where you hear people talk about her, rather than to her. Police are treating the incident as a speeding offence, and the Prime Minister has been ticketed. Ardern, Megan Woods and David Parker stood on the spot which will one day be a car turntable for garaging. US election 2020 polls: Who is ahead - Trump or Biden? They stand there for a long time, watching. For a second time, How Jacinda keeps Clarke company from the campaign trail, Josie Pagani: Nats' sloppy work tells us they don't deserve to win. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern began her election morning by ruthlessly driving her car into a family of National supporters just blocks from her Auckland home. Jacinda Ardern spent her childhood living in small, rural towns in her close-knit Mormon family. “I didn’t see anything, but the lady, she came, she said, ‘I don’t have a phone, please help me. Ardern runs into Scott Elmiger, who tells Ardern he used to babysit her when her family lived in Murupara. The woman was allegedly wearing slippers, which made the victim believe she could live nearby. https://t.co/BpTqTEwL65 #climateaction, — Dr Jake Whitehead (@DrJakeW) November 20, 2019. "You may have chosen us, but we utterly reject and condemn you," she told the gunman - who she has refused to name in public, to deny him notoriety - in an address just hours later. Video, The woman who ferries Covid patients in a school bus, The story of the blaze that destroyed Moria camp. In 2017, she promised to lead "a government of transformation" but failed to deliver on that in office. After attending the University of Waikato, where she earned a degree in communication studies in politics and public relations, Ms Ardern began working for Helen Clark, New Zealand's then prime minister. But they're not run of the mill rocks, they're all special rocks. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. .css-14iz86j-BoldText{font-weight:bold;}Jacinda Ardern had been the leader of New Zealand's Labour party for less than 24 hours when she was asked whether she felt a woman could have both a baby and a high-powered career. Jacinda Ardern's partner Clarke Gayford has revealed the re-elected New Zealand prime minister was 'calm' and ready to work after learning she had claimed victory.. This would head off criticism from the left. Copyright © 2020 The Civilian. Another Irish man comes along soon after. It is likely the 2020 result is an aberration, and won't lead to a permanent shift in New Zealand political culture. But there are parallels to a Key campaign. 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She pitched herself as "change", a new generation, as "youth-adjacent". .css-14iz86j-BoldText{font-weight:bold;}New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has led the centre-left Labour Party to a historic victory and is in a position to form the first single-party majority government since 1993. As a result, she declined the traditional address to Nelson Grey Power. Although motivated by a belief in social justice, Ms Ardern has a conservative disposition which makes her reluctant to embrace the kind of radical policies needed to address structural inequality. But with the virus under control, attention is turning to other issues such as unemployment and housing affordability. She was born in 1980 in the city of Hamilton, two hours south of Auckland. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks at the Labour Party election night event in Auckland, New Zealand, October 17, 2020. "I think I am in the right place for me, and for our family right now. Prime Minister-designate Jacinda Ardern and New Zealand First leader Winston Peters shake hands during a coalition agreement signing at Parliament on October 24, 2017, in …