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Willpower v kindness: could Judith Collins crush Jacinda Ardern at the New Zealand election? | Grant Duncan for the Conversation

Posted on July 19, 2020 by Admin

Two months out from the polls, the new National leader is hoping to come from behind by painting her popular rival as all appearance and little substance

The starting gates in New Zealand’s 19 September election race are finally full. Labour’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern is the bookies’ favourite and the opposition took a long time to settle.

All the same, punters may still want to hedge their bets.

Jacinda Ardern unveils borrowing plan as PM puts Labour on election footing

Posted on December 1, 2019 by Admin

Leader pitches schools overhaul in party conference message aimed at nation’s voters as much as Labour members

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New Zealand Labour has used its party conference to announce it would borrow money for “significant” infrastructure spending – a move long urged by businesses and economists – as it made its pitch to New Zealanders ahead of a 2020 election.

The party put its most popular asset, prime minister Jacinda Ardern, front and centre at the weekend gathering, which also saw the election of a new, female president, as it moved to address claims it has mishandled internal sexual assault complaints.