Two small populist parties are responsible for accelerating the shift, which has been felt acutely by the Indigenous Māori.
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Jacinda Ardern, Former New Zealand Prime Minister, Is Married
New Zealand’s pathbreaking former prime minister became a global celebrity noted for, among other things, a very long engagement.
New Zealand’s New Government Says It Will Scrap Smoking Ban
The law, celebrated as a model for other countries, would have eventually made tobacco illegal.
New Zealand Defeats Ardern’s Party, Electing Conservative Coalition
The rightward shift came as voters punished the party once led by Jacinda Ardern for failing to deliver the transformational change that it had promised.
New Zealand Defeats Ardern’s Party, Electing Conservative Coalition
The rightward shift came as voters punished the party once led by Jacinda Ardern for failing to deliver the transformational change that it had promised.
Why Are There So Many Jacintas?
The relatively uncommon name of Jacinta or Jacinda is shared among many famous people in New Zealand and Australia, with most of them born in the 1970s.
What to Know About the New Zealand Election
Voters head to the polls this weekend in an election that is likely to show a rightward and populist shift in the country’s politics.
Friday Briefing
Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to the White House.
New Zealand Election: After Ardern, a ‘Scary Time’ for Women in Politics
Three years after Ms. Ardern won a resounding victory for her Labour Party, the nation will vote in a very different political landscape.
Jacinda Ardern Is Now a Dame, Recognized for Service to New Zealand
Ms. Ardern, who stepped down as prime minister in January, said she had considered declining the title, but accepted it as a way to show gratitude.