Tag: Jacinda Ardern

Wellington Airport Bookstore Sells Xi Jinping’s Political Theories At Premium Place

Books written by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping are being sold at an excellent spot in the airport bookstore in Wellington, New Zealand’s capital. Multiple copies of “Xi Jinping: The Governance of China Volume Four” are on prominent display at the forefront shelf of a bookstore, a photo circulating on social media shows….


New Zealand’s Incoming PM Chris Hipkins Pledges to Prioritize Cost of Living

Chris Hipkins on Wednesday pledged to make the cost of living his “first priority” after he was sworn in as New Zealand’s 41st prime minister following the abrupt resignation of Jacinda Ardern last week. “New Zealanders will absolutely see in the coming weeks and months that cost of living is right at the heart of our…


Chris Hipkins Nominated to Succeed New Zealand’s PM Jacinda Ardern

New Zealand’s ruling Labour Party has nominated Chris Hipkins to succeed Jacinda Ardern as the country’s prime minister after Ardern announced on Thursday that she would be stepping down from the top role. Hipkins, 44, currently serves as the education minister and previously led the country’s COVID-19 response. He is expected to receive formal endorsement…


Former Heroine Jacinda Ardern Bites the Dust

Commentary It was only a few weeks ago on a video call with a Brownstone writer in New Zealand when I got an education about the reality on the ground. I told him that Americans had the impression that Jacinda Ardern was popular in her country, a fact which dismayed me. She, after all, became…


New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Resigning

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she will resign from her post no later than Feb. 7. “I am human, politicians are human,” she said at the Labour Party’s caucus meeting in Napier on Thursday. “We give all that we can for as long as we can. And then it’s time. And for me, it’s…


Beijing ‘Police Station’ in New Zealand Linked to Prominent Businessman and United Front

Beijing’s overseas police station in New Zealand has been revealed and linked to a Chinese businessman who has close relations with the nation’s politicians. The “overseas police service station” is located at 115 Great South Road, Epsom, Auckland, which is close to the Chinese consulate in the city and the University of Auckland, according to…


New Zealand Imposes Travel Bans on 22 Iranian Security Guards

The New Zealand government has placed travel bans on 22 Iranian security guards, including members of the morality police, who are connected to the death of Mahsa Amini and the violent response to protests that it sparked. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said New Zealand will always support the right to peaceful protest and condemned the…


New Zealand PM Denies Being Soft on Crime Following Fatal Stabbing in Aggravated Robbery

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has denied accusations that her government has been soft on crime, saying that increased funding for the police had seen an increase in prosecutions. It comes after a 34-year-old worker, Janak Patel, of a local dairy store, otherwise known as a convenience store, was stabbed in an aggravated robbery…


New Zealand Court Rules Voting Age of 18 ‘Discriminatory’

New Zealand’s peak judicial body, the Supreme Court, has declared the current minimum voting age of 18 to be discriminatory, paving the way for the voting age to be lowered to 16. Activist group, Make It 16, has been advocating for three years to drop the minimum voting age so that it is in line…


‘Constructive’ Meeting: Ardern Raises Concerns Over Human Rights, Taiwan With China’s Xi

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Nov. 18 to discuss regional issues and cooperation at Bangkok’s Mandarin Oriental Hotel on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. Ardern said the meeting, in which New Zealand raised concerns about human rights and tensions with Taiwan while expressing interest…