After former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern suddenly resigned in January, New Zealand is holding polls on Saturday in a general election, reported CNN noting that there will be a tight race between the two major parties.
New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has tested Covid positive at a time when his general elections campaign has entered its last two weeks, Al Jazeera reported on Sunday.
While addressing a news conference, Hipkins said, "We've got a way to go when it comes to ensuring that women in leadership receive the same respect as their male counterparts."
Chris Hipkins is set to replace Jacinda Ardern as leader of the Labour party and New Zealand's prime minister after being the only candidate to be nominated for the role.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday said that Indian politics needs more leaders like New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, after she announced stepping down from the top job no later than February 7.
While China's President Xi Jinping was trying to reassert China's global influence at the G20 Summit in Indonesia, he got an earful of from western heads over Taiwan and human rights violations.
Auckland [New Zealand]/Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], October 7 (ANI/PRNewswire): Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand has extended an invitation to Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India to visit New Zealand. She extended this invitation while participating in 'Vishwa Sadbhavana' eve
Auckland [New Zealand], October 6 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday held a meeting with his New Zealand counterpart Nanaia Mahuta and discussed several key issues including trade agreement, visa issues and enhancement of people-to-people ties.