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New Zealand World

Jacinda Ardern is New Zealand’s Gorbachev

30 May 2022

11:00 PM

30 May 2022

11:00 PM

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is currently leading a trade mission to the United States, with a meeting between her, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris pencilled in for later this week. Her appeal on the world stage is evident – the New York Times over the weekend hailed her ‘inspiring’ – but there is a considerable disconnect now between her high regard internationally and the discontent she is facing domestically.

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