We know we need to act, she had told them. Not so much, Ardern says. Does that mean that the clock needs to be reset so everyone is equal again? Cabinet is a massive beast. Of the Blair years more broadly, she said: What you do with policy, it demonstrated to me, can be completely overshadowed by decisions in principle. She crosses the office to her desk and pulls an A4 sheet of paper from a drawer. Towards the end of her Waitangi speech, she had quoted Michael Savage, the venerated Labour statesman who led the party to government for the first time in 1935: We dont claim perfection, but what we do claim is a considerable advance on the past. Its a line that Ardern had rolled out in at least three big recent speeches, and felt, in part, like a plea to dial down the Jacindamania a call to pragmatism. They resolved against the flip-flops, and settled on flats. She would boot me a lot., Ardern began her speech that day by casting back a year, when she had asked all of you to hold all of us, and myself, to account. Today, in the most appalling circumstances imaginable, she has the worlds ear. Fifteen times. Arguably, the Government revolves around Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern she calls the shots. Jacinda Ardern is transforming New Zealand into a socialist state. A fight was brewing over the possible introduction of a capital gains tax. The piece that Larry [Williams] referred to this morning, Ive watched a couple of times, showed it to some other people over the weekend and they were aghast. Now, the New Zealand Labour Party is getting in on the act, too. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has had an impressive career since she was elected as leader in 2017 and was recently named #2 in Fortunes list of Worlds Greatest Leaders in 2019. Appointed as New Zealand's Prime Minister in 2017, Jacinda Ardern has been described as an iron fist in a velvet glove. But, otherwise, I dont tend to draw parallels. She paused. Oh, you know, sometimes you want things to be resolved a bit quicker, but I go in knowing I have to have those conversations. Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern completed a Bachelor of Communication Studies in Public Relations and Political Science at Waikato Management School from 1999 to 2001. . Were trying to do it ourselves and with our family, said Ardern. Sometimes, what youre promoting isnt tangible. That may not always be the case, but for now were making it work., As for being pronounced a game changer for women, Ardern welcomed the idea she might inspire others, but was eager to present a truthful picture. To see people from across society, people who maybe have never even known anyone who goes to a mosque, come out with the flowers and the donations and say: this is not the New Zealand we know and love.). She keeps talking and she talks fast. She was elected uncontested at IUSY's world congress held in the Dominican Republic yesterday. Labours guarded but seemingly genuine attempt to try on the socialist label could be a positive step if it helps further demystify the word, particularly in a country still stumbling around in the hungover haze of a decades-old neoliberal binge. New Zealands top talkback host has been listening to the new leader of the Labour Party. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's full speech at the opening of the APEC CEO Summit 2021. All the talk of a budget returning Labour to its roots starts to ring hollow when even one of the countrys leading business advocacy groups thinks the government was a mite stingy on helping the poor. For example, if Ardern and her comrades take away your income and wealth and give it to me, but through either hard work, initiative, entrepreneurial spirit and luck you manage to have more income and wealth than I have in say a year from now, does that mean I get to have more of your income and wealth so we become equal again? And it took aim at New Zealands old-age pension system, raising the retirement age from sixty to sixty-five and freezing payments for two years. She is sharp. At Waitangi in early February, I had asked Ardern about the international attention she had attracted for being young, for being a new mother. Lets do this, went the slogan. Comrades means something. And the tragedy is that most people are completely unaware that it is happening. Following this mornings interview with Jacinda Ardern, hosted by Larry Williams in the absence of Mike Hosking genuine get-well-soon wishes to Mike Smith delivered an observation, an important and foreboding warning, to the people of New Zealand. Its chosen not to forgive debt owed to the ministry in charge of welfare, nor acted on the WEAGs calls to lift punitive sanctions on beneficiaries. We are sitting on sofas in her office on the ninth floor of the Beehive, the circular building that houses the New Zealand government in Wellington. She calls herself a progressive. And my response to that? The elements of that surprised me, says Ardern today. The Spinoffs political coverage is powered by the generous support of our members. The co-creators of Hero of the Sea interview each other about writing, illustrating and their latest collaboration. The end of Ruthenasia, cheered the Labour-aligned Standard, referring to the nickname given to the brutal austerity program initiated by Richardsons budget. Armed police are everywhere. Up on the ninth floor, the early morning sun scythes in through panoramic windows, the harbour just visible in the distance. In an event like this I can only assume, because Ive never been through one before theres not a lot of time available to think about the language you want to use. The Guardians photographer asked Ardern to stand in the stripes, a film-noirish sort of pose. Jacinda Ardern, former Young Labour president and political advisor, was elected president of the International Union of Socialist Youth - a group encompassing socialist, social democratic and Labour Party youth organisations from more than 100 countries, in January 2008.. She is now the Prime Minister of New Zealand, serving since 26 October 2017.. ), Ardern says she has been taken aback by the volume of press coverage over the past weeks, the scrutiny of her every word. Jacinda only got into power because Winston Peter's liked to cause problems for the National party. President Joe Biden welcomed socialist New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to the White House on Tuesday to discuss economic ties, gun control, and "space exploration" but not, reports indicated, Ardern's decision to use Chinese coronavirus measures to delay the 2020 New Zealand election.. In the days that have followed the terrorist attack on the 15th of March, we have often found ourselves without words. To the global community who have joined us today, who reached out to embrace New Zealand, and our Muslim community, to all of those who have gathered here today, we say thank you. I would like to just do my job and be judged on being the prime minister of New Zealand, said Ardern. When I had the all-clear to go down on Saturday, I asked a friend if they had something for me to borrow. She knows what she wants, she knows where shes going, she fessed this morning and said shes a progressive. Jacinda Ardern, former Young Labour president and political advisor, has just been elected president of the International Union of Socialist Youth - a group encompassing socialist, social democratic and Labour Party youth organisations from more than 100 countries. There was a real sense of hope at the time Blair was elected, she continued, because people were ready for things to be done differently. 493 The biggest misconception about Jacinda Ardern is that she is a pioneering progressive or socialist. He has forgiven the man who did it. Speaking at a Maori ceremony at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds. We have consensus really built into our system. Of course she needed to project New Zealands voice, but her focus was on domestic priorities. I have been asking Ardern about her immediate response to the attack, which from the outset put a clear emphasis on inclusivity and solidarity. 4. Even in utero, Neve had made her presence known. Let that be the legacy of the 15th of March. Labour had, after all, just come off a stunning landslide election win that gave it a single-handed outright majority, a first since the countrys 1996 electoral reforms. The critical thing has been the inclusive approach. Opinion. Talking to mourners after the national remembrance service in Christchurch. It was time to torpedo the status quo, he said, and at 72, he opted to become deputy to a thirtysomething prime minister. We each hold the power, in our words and in our actions, in our daily acts of kindness. They resolved against the flip-flops, and settled on flats. Im a socialist! piped up Tukituki MP Anna Lorck at one point. Toby Manhire is the editor of New Zealand online magazine the Spinoff. You know, the Muslim community was so obviously targeted, and they wear their faith so openly., There was no need to deliberate on her decision not to use the name of the terrorist, either: It just seemed obvious to me. She had received no report, no advice reflecting the wealth of research that urges political leaders and the media to deny terrorists the notoriety they crave. But how much do you really know about Jacinda Ardern? To see people from across society, people who maybe have never even known anyone who goes to a mosque, come out with the flowers and the donations and say: this is not the New Zealand we know and love.). It changes, probably more than we know, the way we work By our very nature, I think we probably do things a bit differently., Jacinda Ardern grew up in the conservative, rural North Island town of Morrinsville. She is sharp mentally. Are You Happy Now manages to be both extremely zeitgeisty but also timeless. But the answer to them lies in a simple concept that is not bound by domestic borders, that isnt based on ethnicity, power base or even forms of governance. On Saturday 16 March, after another press conference in Wellington, Ardern flew south to Christchurch, where she met members of the Muslim community. No friend of free speech, she had little regard for public opinion and no respect for those with a contrary view. Dr Muriel Newman established the New Zealand Centre for Political Research as a public policy think tank in 2005 after nine years as a Member of Parliament. The level of detail that she has to absorb, and is able to retain, blows my mind. A handful of words have been highlighted in bright orange. Locals started leaving tributes here on 15 March; today they form a river, filling the pavement for 250 metres. E papaki t ana ng tai o maumahara ki runga o tautahi. Jacinda became the second woman ever elected president of the International Union of Socialist Youth, the world's largest international political youth . And Im very proud to say to the good people of the Wairarapa that they elected a proud socialist as their MP.. We are sitting on sofas in her office on the ninth floor of the Beehive, the circular building that houses the New Zealand government in Wellington. I could hear her off to the side. I hadnt thought about it in those terms. But she says she enjoys this part of the job: I dont get exasperated or frustrated by it. Really? The revival of socialism in mainstream politics has been one of the bigger developments of the last five years. Jacinda Ardern is one of New Zealand's young politicians, Sarah Hall sits down with her to find out just what her aspirations are. Bring it on. And so we say to those who have lost the most, we may not have always had the words. (So let us gather with love, in peace, for this family, so that they may truly live again, so that we all may truly live again.). But even when we had no words, we still heard yours, and they have left us humbled and they have left us united. I occasionally go to events which may have quite a bit of profile and pressure around them. In the wake of New Zealands worst terror attack, the prime minister talks frankly about the aftermath, global scrutiny and how a nation heals. Our new issue on nationalism is out now. People tend to know what that means.. This is at the Youth Socialist conference, she was the president in 2009, and she used the word comrade 15 times in eight minutes. Haere atu r. She wooed the world with talk of kindness and compassion, while at home ruling like a dictator. Observers waited to see how Labour would spend the oodles of political capital it had gathered off the back of one of the worlds best pandemic responses. Penguin Books New Zealand A Penguin Random House Company, 12 of the best non-fiction audiobooks narrated by authors, Everything you need to know before watching Lockwood & Co on Netflix, Feeling lost and overwhelmed this holiday season? That, very quickly, was clear to me, when I heard that a mosque had been targeted. And yet Arderns response, her choice of language, has mattered enormously. Ill show you something, says Jacinda Ardern. Given we are facing what is likely to be many years of economic turmoil and hardship, the political ideology of our Government needs to be laid bare so we can gain insights into what a post-Covid-19 New Zealand economy might look like. So I asked if she had something I could borrow, because for me it was just a mark of respect. Jeremy Corbyns leadership led to a surge in left-wing membership in the UK Labour Party and ongoing [], A journal of theory and strategy published by Jacobin, The New Zealand Socialists Who Govern Like Neoliberals, Taking Back Left Parties From the Brahmins, Jacinda Ardern Wont Save New Zealands Working Class, Jacinda-Mania Isnt Enough for New Zealands Workers, Mori, or the Environment, New Zealands Coronavirus Response Isnt as Great as It Seems. It does feel as if the passage of time has extended. When I ask her which day last week a particular foreign dignitary spoke to her, she says, Times a bit of a blur for me, with a sardonic laugh. Oh, I get it now. But, no, I didnt think about particular words. And we also ask that the condemnation of violence and terrorism turns now to a collective response. The alternative option is that we come out and say, for instance, on child poverty, that weve got these really minimalist targets. We may have left flowers, performed the haka, sung songs or simply embraced. ), (My greetings to the whole of Ngi Tahu.). Its 10, 11 oclock each night, going through cabinet papers. They were stories of those who were born here, grew up here, or who had made New Zealand their home. Already on our list? Those interviews took place in early February, and I followed the prime minister as she commemorated the 1840 signing of New Zealands founding treaty, between the British Crown and the Mori chiefs. On the contrary, gun crimes rose to a 10-year high after the law went into effect, according to Radio New Zealand. The critical thing has been the inclusive approach. While that suite of reforms had seen a mass sell-off of state assets and the dismantling of New Zealands extensive system of regulations and economic controls, it had left its welfare state mostly untouched. Jacinda was more surprised than anyone when she was handed the leadership aft. My belief in the humanity of New Zealanders has strengthened. A fortnight after the attack, a national remembrance service is held at Hagley Park in Christchurch, not far from Al Noor Mosque. A crescent moon hangs in the blue sky above. Jeremy Corbyns leadership led to a surge in left-wing membership in the UK Labour Party and ongoing wins by the partys socialists in local governments all over the country. Jacinda Ardern following a gathering for congregational Friday prayers and two minutes of silence for victims of the twin mosque massacre, in Christchurch on March 22, 2019. Here are some of the best-non fiction audiobooks read aloud by the authors themselves. Its not known if she has ever resigned, so if she is still a member today, that would bring it close to 15 or even as much as 20 years. Ardern was grinning. Arderns Labour-led coalition government was under constant scrutiny: could she achieve the transformational reform shed promised, when every change in the law meant scratching the backs of her coalition partners? If so, this must be the most unusual socialist party in the world. Most controversially, when it came to the superannuation surcharge a claw-back tax on high-earner pensioners that dented the programs universality the budget both raised the rate and expanded the number of people who had to pay it. OPINION: It is important to understand political ideologies because they provide a lens into the underpinning beliefs and values that guide political goals and decision-making. If anyone out there has a better photo let us know! And shes rattling off an answer, and its come straight off the top of her head, and theres one of two explanations for it. Looking for your kid's next great read? 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