Jacinda Ardern

Grant Robertson told Ardern he would not be putting his name forward to be leader of the Labour Party - and new PM. Labour had taken the decision to choose a ...

We need a fresh set of shoulders for the challenges of both this year and the next three. And that you can be your own kind of leader - one who knows when it’s time to go.” ”The Labour team are incredibly well placed to contest the next election. The decisions that had to be made have been constant and weighty. Muller has been promoted into the shadow Cabinet and secured the agriculture portfolio and climate change. “We’ve made it easier to access education and training while improving the pay and conditions of workers. Ardern said Labour was the party that had the policies to support New Zealanders. ”I have given my absolute all to being Prime Minister but it has also taken a lot out of me. Standing in Parliament speaking on zero carbon legislation, making the change to our public holidays to bring in Matariki, standing in pōhiri on marae and seeing that we are making progress and taking on some big challenges head on. “I know when I have enough left in the tank to do it justice. But I hope the next generation does.” And to Clarke, let’s get married.”

As Prime Minster Jacinda Ardern announced her resignation, tributes to her time as leader came flooding in from all walks of life across the country.

Kim Dotcom, of the Internet Freedom Party, said on Twitter "she's been subject to much criticism and abuse. "Thank you for being such a strong, people focused leader who has charted the course for Aotearoa in challenging times; and for giving it your all, always. We wish her and her family all the very best for the future. ACT Party leader David Seymour posted his statement to Facebook and said: "Jacinda Ardern is a well-meaning person, but her idealism collided hard with reality. "I think we will have a good, constructive discussion, we will select a new leader that the party will then unite behind. I believe she has tried her best. Thank you Jacinda", with her fellow National MP Chris Bishop echoing that message. I've grown as a Member of Parliament in that, I'm incredibly grateful for her leadership in that sense." It's going to be a quick process, there's unity in our caucus so the decision will be available to everyone on Monday." She said the caucus supported Ardern in her decision and were unified. Thank you Jacinda." Definite no."

She also announced that the general election will be held on Saturday, October 14. Ardern was speaking from the Labour Party caucus retreat in Napier. “For me, ...

We need a fresh set of shoulders for the challenges of both this year and the next three. And that you can be your own kind of leader - one who knows when it’s time to go,” Jacinda Ardern said. “We’ve made it easier to access education and training while improving the pay and conditions of workers. “The Labour team are incredibly well placed to contest the next election. The decisions that had to be made have been constant and weighty. We’ve turned around child poverty statistics and made the most significant increases in welfare support and public housing stock seen in many decades. “I have given my absolute all to being Prime Minister but it has also taken a lot out of me. Caucus has agreed that a vote will happen in three days’ time. All I know is that whatever I do, I will try and find ways to keep working for New Zealand and that I am looking forward to spending time with my family again - arguably, they are the ones that have sacrificed the most out of all of us.” It’s that simple. “Being Prime Minister has been the greatest honour of my life and I want to thank New Zealanders for the enormous privilege of leading the country for the last five and a half years,” Jacinda Ardern said. No next steps.

In a surprise announcement partway through the Labour Party's annual caucus retreat in Napier, Ardern said she had reflected over summer and did not have the ...

"So, look, we're shocked but also we send her with love, we send her and her whānau with compassion. Reader donations are critical to what we do. The caucus will vote on a new leader on Sunday. ACT leader David Seymour was slightly less effusive, saying: “Jacinda is a well-meaning person, but her idealism collided hard with reality. She said she doesn't have any plans for what comes next, but is looking forward to spending more time with her family. "I know what this job takes.

An emotional Jacinda Ardern says she no longer has "enough in the tank" after nearly six years as leader.

And that you can be your own kind of leader - one who knows when it's time to go," she said. Deputy leader Grant Robertson said he would not contest the leadership vote, which will occur on Sunday. have been taxing because of the weight, the sheer weight and continual nature of them. "These events... "I had hoped that I would find what I needed to carry on over that period but, unfortunately, I haven't, and I would be doing a disservice to New Zealand to continue," she told reporters. Jacinda Ardern has announced she will quit as New Zealand prime minister next month, saying she no longer has "enough in the tank" to lead.

The prime minister's sudden resignation has made headlines not just in Aotearoa, but world-wide.

[led with the news](https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/new-zealand-prime-minister-jacinda-ardern-announces-resignation-2323410-2023-01-19). [pic.twitter.com/21SdrWqDkh] [January 19, 2023] [NBC News](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/jacinda-ardern-says-will-resign-new-zealand-prime-minister-rcna66437) focused on the election campaign ahead of Ardern. French news agency Agence France-Presse tweeted out the news saying: "New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that she will resign in February after having served as the South Pacific nation's leader for over five years. She faced tougher criticism at home that the strategy was too strict," NBC said. "She was lauded globally for her country's initial handling of the coronavirus pandemic after New Zealand managed for months to stop the virus at its borders. 7.— The New York Times (@nytimes) It said Ardern became: "the youngest female head of government in the world when she was elected prime minister in 2017, aged 37. "Opinion polls have shown Ms Ardern's centre-left Labour Party trailing the opposition National party, although her own standing with voters was higher than other political leaders. "It's one thing to lead your country through peace time, it's another to lead them through crisis," she said. she said she did not feel emotionally equipped to complete another term..." She promised to stay as MP for Mt Albert until April, to avoid a by-election ahead of the general election in October. And a year later she became the second world leader ever to give birth while in office.

Kiwis are stunned after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's shock announcement she would stand down as leader of New Zealand on February 7.

“I know when I have enough left in the tank to do it justice.” And to Clarke, let’s get married.” We give as much as we can for as long as we can and then it’s time. Nelia Maiva was hanging out in the Mt Albert village with her children when she heard the “sad news”. You have my appreciation, and the appreciation of many others.” You saved this country and I will be forever grateful.” Another added: “You have been a trailblazer, giving 100 per cent + and now it’s time for yourself and your family. Nasi Tua, the owner of a barbershop in the Mt Albert shopping village, said Ardern would be remembered mainly for the bad stuff, but she had done some good stuff. A third said: “Thank you Jacinda Ardern for everything you have done. I will be sorry to see her step down,” Hutchinson said. Under her watch, she has seen us through the pandemic, Trump, White Island. She has had a horrific time with a toddler.

Ardern's replacement as leader of the Labour Party will take over as Prime Minister. The party's own process for picking a leader, therefore, is effectively ...

- During her announcement, Ardern said Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson would not be putting himself forward for the leadership and prime minister. In that scenario, Ardern will of course have to continue on as prime minister until the party makes its call. If this does not happen, the leadership contest goes to the wider membership The only other time this voting system was used in the Labour Party was for the election of Cunliffe in 2013. But in reality, the field looks fairly open (Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson has ruled himself out as a candidate, as has deputy Labour leader Kelvin Davis) so a two-thirds majority may be hard for any one person to muster. This will be Ardern and the party's hope.

Australian PM Anthony Albanese said she has "shown the world how to lead with intellect and strength".

All the bullies, the misogynists, the aggrieved. She deserved so much better.” Wish you all the best you fabulous woman! Her treatment, the pile on, in the last few months has been disgraceful and embarrassing. You have raised the bar in terms of humane leadership. She deserves all good things.— Michèle A'Court (@MicheleACourt) I have watched you shine uniquely+bravely from afar.Thank you 4showing the rest of the world what’s possible. I’m wishing you and your family nothing but the best, my friend. ❤️ Pleased she will get her life back. You have my admiration, my respect, my well wishes for you+your beautiful family. “She has demonstrated that empathy and insight are powerful leadership qualities. The difference you have made is immeasurable.

Speaking to her party's annual caucus, 42-year-old Ardern said "it's time" for her to move on and that she "no longer had enough in the tank" for her ...

"She went from this unifying force to this incredibly polarizing and divisive force," said Cormack, also the former Green Party head of communications and policy, said. "And I think her consensus approach helped with this, but at the same time, she wasn't immune to these bigger geopolitical trends." Speaking to her party's annual caucus in the seaside town of Napier, 42-year-old Ardern said "it's time" for her to move on and that she "no longer had enough in the tank" for her premiership. and she quite convincingly said she was going to stay, and that she wasn't going anywhere." but she went off to the United Nations and she decried isolationism, brandishing an image of being an internationalist or being a globalist." And I know that I no longer have enough in the tank to do it justice.

At the start of her sixth year as Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern announced on Thursday that she would step down from the role.

"So, look, we're shocked but also we send her with love, we send her and her whānau with compassion. Reader donations are critical to what we do. The caucus will vote on a new leader on Sunday. ACT leader David Seymour was slightly less effusive, saying: “Jacinda is a well-meaning person, but her idealism collided hard with reality. She said she doesn't have any plans for what comes next, but is looking forward to spending more time with her family. "I know what this job takes.

Bolger said Ardern will have many offers post-PM, but none will be harder than leading NZ.

“That has never been my focus, and that hasn’t been my ambition. I thought it was a good idea and could make it work, and did. But that [UN] hasn’t been my focus.” “That [UN] has not been my focus. “She’s had a high public profile for a young woman who’s become Prime Minister. I managed that for a number of years.

Prime Minister has today announced she will stand down on February 7 and will not be seeking re-election. The Labour leader said she would be stepping down ...

I congratulate her on all she has achieved to date and wish her well in this next phase of her life,” she tweeted. “Thank you Jacinda Ardern for your partnership and your friendship – and for your empathic, compassionate, strong, and steady leadership over these past several years. “I’m wishing Jacinda Ardern a joyous future. “She also deserves enormous credit for her government’s management of the Covid 19 crisis.” New Zealand actor Sam Neill said he was “not surprised” by Ardern’s announcement. “She has demonstrated that empathy and insight are powerful leadership qualities.

How Jacinda Ardern shocked her Cabinet, her caucus, the media and much of the nation with a stunning exit announcement.

The last - and biggest - of the shockwaves rippled out from a roomful of shocked reporters across a nation still in halfway holiday mode. As it turned out, it would be Ardern's first and last of the year. "I believe that leading a country is the most privileged job anyone could ever have, but also one of the more challenging. A report from the NZ Herald's political editor Claire Trevett said there were concerns about the caucus meeting room being insufficiently soundproof. That, indeed, was how Christopher Luxon had proceeded with his National Party caucus on the other side of the hill that morning. Both, by chance, were meeting in Napier at the beginning of this election year.

Jacinda Ardern has announced her decision to step down as the Prime Minister and the Labour Party leader no later than February 7. Her resignation will take ...

“I have given my absolute all to being Prime Minister but it has also taken a lot out of me. My position has not changed," he said in a statement. We wish you, Clarke, and your family the very best in this next chapter of your lives." It’s that simple." has been both disgraceful and embarrassing," he said on Instagram. And her determination has broke glass ceilings." To Clarke, let's finally get married." And knows when to call time." "I've seen her up close leading us through the tragedies of a terrorist attack and civil disasters. I've seen her deal with coalition partners and other political friends that would test the patience of a saint. "How warmly PM Arden welcomed us to Aotearoa, being w/ her & the President in the Oval … She is the real deal."

Ardern proved she was more than a happy face as she confronted Covid, terrorism, the climate crisis and more.

She was the most important prime minister in postwar history. And in an uncharacteristically warm, dry spring in 2020 the prime minister won an unprecedented parliamentary majority – an endorsement of her policies and leadership in the worst emergency in almost a century. But that is a policy problem for the next prime minister to confront. In this sense, then, she feels like the perpetual prime minister. In each period – both before and after that defining summer from December 2019 to February 2020 – it feels as if the constant was Ardern. [Jacinda Ardern](https://www.theguardian.com/world/jacinda-ardern), who came to office in 2017, was the perpetual prime minister.

P!nk, Lucy Lawless and Sam Neill have all shown their admiration for the departing PM.

Deserves a dang big holiday before embarking on her next great adventure. I wish Jacinda, [@NZClarke]and little Neve all the best. She had a great start and then came Covid-19. I believe she has tried her best. All the bullies, the misogynists, the aggrieved. Her treatment, the pile on, in the last few months has been disgraceful and embarrassing.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden, who became a global icon of the left and exemplified a new style of leadership, ...

There’s a greater weight of responsibility, a greater vulnerability amongst the people, and so in many ways, I think that will be what sticks with me,” she said. New Zealand Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon said Ardern had been a strong ambassador for the country on the world stage. Ardern was [widely praised for her empathy](/article/f80e79bb61ba460695b308c5552f83ef) with survivors and New Zealand’s wider Muslim community in the aftermath. “She has demonstrated that empathy and insight are powerful leadership qualities,” Albanese tweeted. “Her treatment, the pile on, in the last few months has been disgraceful and embarrassing,” wrote actor Sam Neill on Twitter. “All the bullies, the misogynists, the aggrieved. But she was [forced to abandon](/article/coronavirus-pandemic-business-health-new-zealand-auckland-829fc4cd04e68e9e3b264ac03418aeaf) that zero-tolerance strategy as more contagious variants spread and vaccines became widely available. [Just 37 when she became leader](/article/9387e2bf316b41f5906769cc35bcd340), Ardern was praised around the world for her handling of the nation’s worst-ever mass shooting and the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic. Her approach to the pandemic earned the ire of U.S. President Donald Trump, and she pushed back against wildly exaggerated claims from Trump about the spread of COVID-19 after he said there was a massive outbreak and “It’s over for New Zealand. Ardern became an inspiration to women around the world after first winning the top job in 2017. But she faced mounting political pressures at home and a level of vitriol from some that hadn’t been experienced by previous New Zealand leaders.

Even as she bowed out, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's nastiest critics continued their personal attacks. It reflects a disturbing trend.

"This type of language and abuse is now so normalised that it's very hard to pull back from. A number of public figures referred to it in posts on Twitter. and you just have to get on with the job," says Hannah. "She's put up with a lot of really tough stuff. All the bullies, the misogynists, the aggrieved. She's human, of course it's going to take quite a toll." The fact that sort of she was, you know, well spoken, and really good at communicating complex issues was kind of a slur against her." trying to laugh it off and saying the job is more important … Wilson says she first started noticing a shift in sentiment towards Ardern during the first 2020 lockdown. The Freedom & Rights Coalition even takes credit for Ardern's departure in a post on Facebook: "We can now celebrate the departure of this leader of division. This is data from the middle of last year. "It's time," she said.

Ardern's bombshell was followed by a second bombshell when her natural successor, deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson, also ruled out putting up his hand to ...

Ardern tried to focus on the policies she was proudest of, reeling off a list while the media sat stunned at the words that had come before that list. The cost of living was top of the list. Down the road, National’s caucus was also meeting. Covid-19 took the biggest toll – it made her, and then broke her. However, it could also be a chance for someone else to do the clearing of the slate of unpopular reforms that Ardern had been urged to do. She described the role of PM as being a privilege – but also challenging. Ardern began to make the announcement, choking up at first. No other MPs were in the room: just her partner Clarke Gayford, who sat right at the front. Two terms is not usually a long time for a Prime Minister: Sir John Key stood down while still popular in the middle of his third term, surprising everybody. The Maori caucus is likely to at least expect a deputy position. Ardern announced the election would be on October 14. Those jobs will now be left to the new leader.

A shocked Labour Party caucus will leave Napier today, deliberating on who is best to lead them into the next election.

That means it will be by rounds and the lowest polling candidate will be removed at the end of each round. There are no limits on the number of votes to be taken. [Who are the frontrunners for Labour leadership?](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/482741/ardern-resigns-who-are-the-frontrunners-for-labour-leadership) [The hatred Jacinda Ardern endured 'would affect anybody'](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/482761/the-hatred-and-vitriol-jacinda-ardern-endured-would-affect-anybody) [The bombshell resignation no-one saw coming](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/482755/jacinda-ardern-quits-the-bombshell-resignation-no-one-saw-coming) [What you need to know](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/482730/what-you-need-to-know-who-takes-over-from-jacinda-ardern-as-prime-minister-when-she-steps-down) [Reaction from around the world](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/482729/jacinda-ardern-resigns-reactions-from-around-the-world) [Reactions from New Zealanders and local politicians](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/482732/prime-minister-jacinda-ardern-resigns-politicians-and-new-zealanders-pay-tribute) This will continue until either one candidate has two thirds of the vote or more, or there are two candidates and neither can secure two thirds of the vote. If a vote is required the vote will be by exhaustive ballot, the party said in a statement this afternoon. The Labour caucus will meet to vote at 1pm Sunday and Ardern has said she expects a leader to be chosen that day.

Jacinda Ardern, citing burnout, resigned as Prime Minister of New Zealand on Thursday after nearly six years on the job.

With a [new mandate](https://www.ft.com/content/ccfc8195-aa97-4845-b16b-4f0762a168ed), Ardern appointed eight women, five indigenous Maori ministers, and a gay deputy prime minister. “We are living in an increasingly polarized world, a place where more and more people have lost the ability to see one another’s point of view. Ardern also followed in the rare footsteps of Pakistan’s late Prime Minister Beneazir Bhutto, when she [gave birth](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-44568537) while in office in 2018. Now I’m asking you to do everything you can to protect all of us. I hope that this election, New Zealand has shown that this is not who we are. He is a criminal. He is a terrorist. “It takes courage and strength to be empathetic, and I’m very proudly an empathetic and compassionate leader. That she doesn’t have any sense of what girls can or can’t do. And that you can be your own kind of leader – one who knows when it’s time to go.” “I hope that she doesn’t feel any limitations. We give all that we can for as long as we can, and then it’s time.”

Speaking to her party's annual caucus, 42-year-old Ardern said "it's time" for her to move on and that she "no longer had enough in the tank" for her ...

And I know that I no longer have enough in the tank to do it justice. Speaking to her party's annual caucus, 42-year-old Ardern said "it's time" for her to move on and that she "no longer had enough in the tank" for her premiership. Her last day in the office will be Feb. Ardern became the world's youngest female leader in 2017 at the age of 37. "The responsibility to know when you are the right person to lead and also when you are not. She also called on a general election on Oct.

Jacinda Ardern, who's arrived back in Auckland, says she's feeling a fair bit of relief following her shock resignation.

Ardern was not only a valued colleague but a close personal friend. [largely surprised by the news](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/131017583/poll-tell-us-what-you-think-of-jacinda-arderns-resignation), Ardern had given Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese a heads-up before her announcement, she said. [Labour leadership contest begins ](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/131020744/labour-leadership-contest-whos-in-and-whos-out-to-be-new-zealands-new-prime-minister)on Sunday. [to Newshub at Napier Airport on Friday](https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2023/01/live-updates-all-the-reaction-to-jacinda-ardern-s-shock-resignation.html), the prime minister said she “slept well for the first time in a long time,” and was “deeply humbled” [by the response to her resignation.](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/131015923/nzers-react-with-sadness-empathy-to-jacinda-arderns-resignation) [international leaders](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/300787986/intellect-and-strength-world-reacts-to-jacinda-ardern-resignation) remarking on [Ardern’s strength as a leader](https://www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/300787841/prime-minister-jacinda-ardern-vilified-and-faced-extreme-hate--mori-leaders), as well as the [unprecedented vitriol](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/300787810/live-she-faced-unprecedented-hatred-and-vitriol-helen-clark-on-arderns-resignation) and [extreme hatred](https://www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/300787841/prime-minister-jacinda-ardern-vilified-and-faced-extreme-hate--mori-leaders) she faced during her leadership of the country [during the Covid-19 pandemic](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/131015136/jacinda-arderns-prime-ministership-explained-in-six-charts). ['Intellect and strength': World reacts to Jacinda Ardern resignation](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/300787986/intellect-and-strength-world-reacts-to-jacinda-ardern-resignation?rm=a) [soon after Waitangi Day.](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/300787977/prime-minister-jacinda-arderns-full-resignation-speech) After arriving at Wellington Airport on Friday morning, education minister Chris Hipkins said he was not saying “who was in or out,” but there was “no fight” going on about who would be the next prime minister. Among a “range of emotions,” she said she is also sad, but with a sense of relief, to be stepping down ['A hero to left-leaning women': World media reacts to Jacinda Ardern's resignation](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/300788390/a-hero-to-leftleaning-women-world-media-reacts-to-jacinda-arderns-resignation?rm=a) ['New PM must continue to prioritise Māori and Pasifika'](https://www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/131015864/new-pm-must-continue-to-prioritise-mori-and-pasifika?rm=a) [shock resignation as prime minister](http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/130990117/jacinda-ardern-announces-she-will-resign-as-prime-minister-by-february-7) during a Labour Party caucus retreat on Thursday.

Labour MPs are expected to pick from three frontrunner Cabinet ministers but there remains an outside chance Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson may yet be ...

the number of issues and challenges and the scale and magnitude of them that she’s dealt with in the last five years.” It is a job that you must unequivocally want to do in order to do it the justice it deserves. In 2014 when I failed to secure the leadership of the party for the second time I indicated that I would not put myself forward again. One individual will need more than two-thirds support within the Labour Caucus - 44 votes of 65 possible votes - to become leader. “Part of her legacy will be the fact that she has got a caucus of 65 MPs that she has invested in, who care deeply about New Zealand. “I am not putting myself forward to be a candidate for the leadership of the Labour Party. I remain absolutely committed to fulfilling that role, or any other one the new leader will ask me to undertake. “And my strong message to women in leadership and girls who may be considering leadership in the future, this is a place where the foundation has been laid long before me to make it possible for us to be in these roles in a way that in the past it just wasn’t [possible] ... In a short stand-up, Ardern said she felt “deeply humbled” by the response she’d received to her decision to step down. I don’t think that politicians ever do themselves or their parties of the country any favours by playing these things out in public.” We had a quick conversation afterwards yesterday and he only had words of kindness.” It’s an incredibly important decision and the team is very focused on it.”

Ardern spoke to reporters at the airport following her bombshell resignation announcement in Napier yesterday.

[ ruled himself out](https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/01/19/grant-robertson-says-he-will-not-stand-for-labour-leadership/) of the running, while Chris Hipkins hasn't. [ global response](https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/01/20/hillary-clinton-praises-ardern-as-a-true-stateswoman/). [bombshell announcement](https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/01/19/prime-minister-jacinda-ardern-to-step-down/) yesterday that's she stepping down as Prime Minister.