Hipkins sinks teeth into election campaign,promising free dental

Hipkins sinks teeth into election campaign,promising free dental

The NZ Prime Minister made the pledge at Labour’s campaign launch where he had to fight far-right protesters to be heard.

  • byBen McKay

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Arise,Dame Jacinda:Former NZ prime minister awarded top honour

Arise,Dame Jacinda:Former NZ prime minister awarded top honour

Jacinda Ardern has been made a Dame Grand Companion in the King’s Birthday Honours,particularly for leading her nation through a mass shooting and the pandemic.

  • byNick Perry
Jacinda Ardern to bring leadership insights to Harvard University

Jacinda Ardern to bring leadership insights to Harvard University

Ardern,a global icon of the left and an inspiration to women around the world,has been appointed to dual fellowships at the Harvard Kennedy School,its dean said.

  • bySteve LeBlanc
Ardern and the hot Finnish PM:The female leaders we loved (to look at)
Opinion
Opinion

Ardern and the hot Finnish PM:The female leaders we loved (to look at)

It is bitterly ironic that our outsized interest in female leaders,particularly beautiful ones,is the very thing we punish them for in the end.

  • byJacqueline Maley
Is Peter Dutton dumping his party on the wrong side of history?

Is Peter Dutton dumping his party on the wrong side of history?

Failure to vote “Yes” in the coming referendum will be a national disgrace. What exactly are the opponents of the Voice afraid of?

‘Tired’ Ardern exits politics with look back at maiden speech,IVF and climate fight

‘Tired’ Ardern exits politics with look back at maiden speech,IVF and climate fight

A teary former NZ and Labour leader addressed colleagues for the final time,with former PMs and other luminaries watching from packed public galleries.

  • byBen McKay
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‘Making the world a safer place’:Ardern takes two post-PM roles

‘Making the world a safer place’:Ardern takes two post-PM roles

Former New Zealand prime minister has accepted the new roles on the eve of leaving parliament.

  • byBen McKay
The PM promised to give housing a hoist,but it’s far from enough

The PM promised to give housing a hoist,but it’s far from enough

Labor’s aspiration is to build 1 million new,well-located homes over five years from 2024,but it will confront some reality checks along the way.

  • byDavid Crowe
‘Too much too fast’:Hipkins takes the axe to Ardern policies

‘Too much too fast’:Hipkins takes the axe to Ardern policies

In his first decisions since becoming leader last month after Ardern’s surprise exit,the NZ PM pledged to rein in spending and focus on the cost of living.

  • byBen McKay
New Zealand’s new PM vows to speak out on China despite close trade ties

New Zealand’s new PM vows to speak out on China despite close trade ties

New Zealand took a notably softer line on China than Australia under Jacinda Ardern’s leadership,helping it escape the restrictions on Australian exports.

  • byMatthew Knott
‘Always will be invasion day’:Think about what you’re celebrating on January 26
Letters
Letters

‘Always will be invasion day’:Think about what you’re celebrating on January 26

Imagine being taken from your Aboriginal mother as a baby. Adopted. Traumatised. Lied to,and many years later learning the shocking truth of Australia’s history.