New Zealand’s Labour party unanimously endorses Chris Hipkins to succeed Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern | CNN

New Zealand’s Labour party unanimously endorses Chris Hipkins to succeed Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern | CNN

CNN  —  New Zealand’s Labour party has unanimously endorsed Education Minister Chris Hipkins to succeed current Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern as party leader. Hipkins was the only nominee for the leadership position so his endorsement on Sunday was largely a formality. At a news conference in Wellington after the decision, Hipkins said, “Earlier today the … Read more

New Zealand Education Minister Chris Hipkins bids to replace Jacinda Ardern as PM | CNN

New Zealand Education Minister Chris Hipkins bids to replace Jacinda Ardern as PM | CNN

CNN  —  Chris Hipkins, New Zealand’s education minister, is bidding to replace Jacinda Ardern as prime minister, after her shock resignation announcement earlier this week. Hipkins emerged as the only candidate to be nominated for the leadership of the ruling Labour party on Saturday morning. The Labour Party caucus is due to meet on Sunday … Read more

New Zealand PM Ardern says China has become ‘more assertive’

New Zealand PM Ardern says China has become ‘more assertive’

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks during an interview in her office on Dec. 8, 2022, in Wellington, New Zealand. | Photo Credit: AP Reflecting on her five years as New Zealand’s leader, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said China has undoubtedly become more assertive in the region over that time but cautioned that building … Read more

Fortress New Zealand delays full reopening until October

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New Zealand on Thursday announced a phased reopening of its border that has been largely closed for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but travel bodies said self-isolation rules need to be removed to revive the struggling tourism sector. Vaccinated New Zealanders in Australia can travel home from Feb. 27 without a requirement to … Read more

Covid-19: How New Zealand’s ‘zero Covid’ approach went from lauded to reviled

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New Zealand remains among the few nations still on a ‘zero Covid strategy’ to stamp out the virus. (Photo credit: AP) On August 17, four hours after New Zealand reported its first Covid-19 case since February, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ordered a level-4 nationwide lockdown — a move widely criticised by health experts around the … Read more

One virus case puts New Zealand into nationwide lockdown

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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern put the nation into a three-day lockdown after the discovery of the first community case of Covid-19 since February. The snap lockdown will begin at midnight tonight as authorities rush to identify the source of a single infection in largest city Auckland, Ardern said at a news conference Tuesday … Read more

New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern says differences with China becoming harder to reconcile

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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday that differences between New Zealand and China are becoming harder to reconcile as Beijing’s role in the world grows and changes. In a speech at the China Business Summit in Auckland, Ardern said there are things on which China and New Zealand “do not, cannot, and will not … Read more

Kerala CM congratulates Priyanca Radhakrishnan on becoming first-ever Indian-origin minister

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday congratulated Priyanca Radhakrishnan on becoming the first-ever Indian-origin minister in New Zealand. Vijayan, in a letter, wished that she make “a significant contribution to the development and social progress” of the country. Priyanca Radhakrishnan on Monday became New Zealand’s first-ever Indian-origin minister after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern … Read more

New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern says will form government in 2-3 weeks

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WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s ruling Labour party leader Jacinda Ardern said on Sunday that she would form a government within two to three weeks but did not comment on a possible coalition deal with the Green Party. Ardern, who was handed a resounding victory in a general election on Saturday, said she had informed the country’s … Read more

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern wins ‘historic’ re-election

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WELLINGTON: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern delivered the biggest election victory for her centre-left Labour Party in half a century on Saturday as voters rewarded her for a decisive response to Covid-19. The mandate means Ardern, 40, could form the first single-party government in decades and will face the challenge of delivering on the progressive transformation … Read more