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Michelle Duff.
Full story of an extraordinary prime minister
351 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
colour illustrations.
First edition published: 2019. Cover subtitle: The full story of an extraordinary prime minister.
Summary: What made Jacinda Ardern such an incredibly popular New Zealand prime minister? And why did her popularity then fall so dramatically? What happened during her leadership, and how did the unprecedented events of her tenure eventually lead to her resignation? This in-depth analysis of Jacinda Ardern's leadership examines these questions, and much more. Substantially revised to provide a comprehensive overview, this edition covers Ardern's rise to power and her nearly six years as Aotearoa New Zealand's prime minister, a period that included a global pandemic, a devastating terrorist attack and a deadly volcanic eruption. Covering the turbulent time between Labour's historic landslide election victory in 2020 and Ardern's shock resignation in early 2023, Duff also looks at the increasingly misogynistic pushback experienced by Ardern. Pandemic-induced tensions led to a rise in social and political polarisation in Aotearoa, having major ramifications for Ardern's time as prime minister. (Publisher)