Jacinda Ardern

Guns and gun control were high on the list of topics for discussion as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern mounted a quick series of meetings in Washington DC.

“I just wanted to be sure that I make that statement: that we can't tolerate this reality. Part of it is availability, behavioural health.” And we have to heal our national soul so that this doesn’t keep happening and can never feel routine; this is not routine” Ossoff said. Romney was widely pilloried for saying Russia was a threat during the 2012 presidential race. After the morning of back to back meetings, the delegation hit the New Zealand Defence Force plane to ferry Ardern and the accompanying business delegation to Boston for a series of events associated with her Harvard Commencement address, which she will deliver in the early hours of Friday morning NZT. The talks, which were originally going to be on China’s rise and New Zealand reconnecting with the world, took a turn towards gun control in the wake of Wednesday’s shootings in Texas.

NZ leader Jacinda Ardern addressed Tuesday's deadly mass shooting at a school in Uvalde, Texas, on 'The Late Show.'

The new gun law was passed by New Zealand’s parliament near-unanimously, with only a single dissenting vote. And so we got rid of them” So then it was incumbent on us as politicians to respond to that,” said Ardern.

When Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern arrived at the Capitol Building in Washington DC on Thursday, the flags were at half-mast.

"It's not for me as a leader of a nation with different histories and experiences to tell other nations what they should or should not do. "This is a United States domestic issue and it's probably not in the best interests of other countries' leaders to come out and openly help us with our business. Ardern will be wary of wading into that political debate – but it is a tightrope walk on such a contentious issue in the US. Ardern said she had been happy to answer their questions. Larsen asked what it would take for Congress to do more – but was pessimistic about the chances of significant change. He acknowledged other countries might wonder why the US would not act – and said people within the US were thinking the same. She had not expected to find herself in the US debate around gun reforms.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is speaking to New Zealand media after meeting US senators and representatives.Watch live.

"And New Zealand is willing to do that." "New Zealand has had an experience on March 15, a horrific terrorist attack. Ardern said she shared with the senators that if the United States was looking to engage with our region economically, the CPTPP was the gold standard.

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Another tragedy and a long-running paralysis has come to dominate the NZ prime minister's US trip.

“Whereas New Zealand’s prime minister was able to say, ‘Our gun laws will change,’ without having to fear her government would fall apart, the response after the next US mass shooting will continue to be: Our gun laws won’t change, but we can definitely offer thoughts and prayers.” “As a nation we have to ask, when in God’s name are we going to stand up to the gun lobby?” he said. Ardern’s appearance with Colbert had prompted a renewed flurry of interest in New Zealand’s response, said Philippa Yasbek. A co-founder of the Gun Control NZ group, she had received calls from US media through the night seeking comment. Yes we do but I was more than happy to answer the questions that different representatives had on our experience … I’m always cautious – it’s not for me as the leader of a nation with different histories and experiences to tell other nations what they should or should not do. All I can do is reflect that New Zealand had its own horrific experience and we made changes as a result.” “We have legitimate needs for guns in our country for things like pest control and to protect our biodiversity.

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And for US politicians – a number of whom said today that it's simply not good enough that shootings and school shooting are sort of accepted as normal – they may be the germ of new legislative solutions. Her trip has become more textured and more complicated as the US grapples with its own seemingly intractable problems. Ardern has been careful to say in the US that many people in New Zealand own and use guns for legitimate purposes. The US is a complicated place with different layers of government, constitutional arrangements and a vastly different and gun-laden history. The situation in the US is another kettle of fish altogether. Ardern, being arguably the most recent leader in the west to embark on significant gun law reform, suddenly comes much more interesting.

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Prime Minister Ardern said the importance of U.S. leadership on climate cannot be understated. In addition to U.S. leadership on climate, Prime Minister Ardern stressed the need for the United States to build alliances in the Indo-Pacific and develop stronger economic relationships with New Zealand and other nations in the region. Prime Minister Ardern and Senator Markey discussed climate change and how New Zealand is tackling the climate crisis domestically.

The NZ Prime Minister handed the host an invitation to her wedding on air following an impassioned plea to tourists to come and make her country 'whole again'.

Ms Ardern is no stranger to the show. The PM has forged a friendship with Mr Colbert due to his love of New Zealand and the Lord Of The Rings, where the movie adaptation was filmed (pictured on the show in 2018) She has appeared multiple times and forged a friendship with Mr Colbert due to his love of New Zealand and the Lord Of The Rings, where the movie adaptation was filmed. Ms Ardern was forced to postpone her wedding to her TV host partner Clarke Gayford in February, following a Covid-19 outbreak in Auckland (pictured, the couple in 2018) The NZ Prime Minister handed the host an invitation to her wedding on air following an impassioned plea to tourists to come and make her country 'whole again' The NZ Prime Minister handed the host an invitation to her wedding on air following an impassioned plea to tourists to come and make her country 'whole again'.

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With several days left and a busy schedule across both sides of the country, New Zealand continues to dance the delicate line between trade and diplomacy. “There is tension in our region. “I think it was a huge mistake for the Trump administration to pull out of the CPTPP,” said US Chamber of Commerce's Myron Brilliant. "I think it's been a mistake of the Biden administration not to look at that as an opportunity."

Ardern's morning was spent in Washington DC meeting US Senators, including Republican Mitt Romney and Democrats Amy Klobuchar, Rick Larsen, Mark Warner and Jon ...

Its presence needs to be there, not just as a counterweight to China but in terms of advancing our geopolitical strategic interests in the most dynamic and vibrant region in the world." I see them just as a mother and I'm so sorry for what has happened here." Biden has just visited Korea and Japan to promote the Indo Pacific Economic Framework as the main US-led initiative.

"I think it was a huge mistake for the Trump administration to pull out of the CPTPP."

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The US needs to do more in the Asia-Pacific region and Jacinda Ardern should be pushing Joe Biden harder, a major US business leader says.

"What we're hoping is that the US government and governments around the world draw out innovation from the private sector. The two countries had an opportunity to work closer together. "China and the United States are two major global players. pic.twitter.com/cfIQuLSv05 May 24, 2022 "The United States presence needs to be there - not just as a counterweight to China but advancing the US ... political, geostrategic and economic interests in the most dynamic and vibrant region in the world." "She should absolutely be encouraging our president of the United States to recognise what countries like New Zealand and Australia and Singapore and Japan are telling our president, which is that the United States needs to be in the region.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is expected to announce early this morning whether she has secured a meeting with US President Joe Biden on her US trip.

Its presence needs to be there, not just as a counterweight to China but in terms of advancing our geopolitical strategic interests in the most dynamic and vibrant region in the world." I see them just as a mother and I'm so sorry for what has happened here." Biden has just visited Korea and Japan to promote the Indo Pacific Economic Framework as the main US-led initiative. Ahead of her trip Ardern had said she would be "shameless" in taking the change to promote New Zealand – and she went to the extent of inviting Colbert to her wedding in an "invitation" written onto an advertisement for Air New Zealand's new direct flights between New York and Auckland. "She should definitely be pushing it - she should absolutely be encouraging the President of the United States to recognise what countries like New Zealand and Australia and Singapore and Japan are telling our President, which is that the United States needs to be in the region. In New York yesterday, she got high-powered backing in that call from Myron Brilliant, the executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce. After a meeting with Ardern, he said the US needed to "show up" in the Asia Pacific region, and should join the trade pact which Donald Trump had pulled the US out of in 2017.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was expected to announce early this morning whether she has secured a meeting with US President Joe Biden on her US trip.

Its presence needs to be there, not just as a counterweight to China but in terms of advancing our geopolitical strategic interests in the most dynamic and vibrant region in the world." I see them just as a mother and I'm so sorry for what has happened here." Biden has just visited Korea and Japan to promote the Indo Pacific Economic Framework as the main US-led initiative. Asked whether a meeting had been organised with President Joe Biden, she was coy - saying she would give an update when they had one. Ahead of her trip Ardern had said she would be "shameless" in taking the change to promote New Zealand – and she went to the extent of inviting Colbert to her wedding in an "invitation" written onto an advertisement for Air New Zealand's new direct flights between New York and Auckland. "She should definitely be pushing it - she should absolutely be encouraging the President of the United States to recognise what countries like New Zealand and Australia and Singapore and Japan are telling our President, which is that the United States needs to be in the region.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern spoke to New Zealand media after meeting US senators and representatives.

In New York yesterday, Ardern spoke on gun control on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert after meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Ardern told media discussions with US lawmakers also covered regional issues, the role of China in the region, US engagement with China and the war in Ukraine. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern spoke to New Zealand media on her second full day of engagements in the United States.