If you dont pause occasionally then youre talking nonsense, you dont know what youre saying. Comrades means something. E rau rangatira m, e ng reo, e ng mana. She put it frankly to me: I didnt know if I was going to be able to have kids., Then it all happened at once. She pointedly refused to speak the name of the man who did it. We would be fools to believe political decisions are primarily evidence based. 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. The Guardians photographer asked Ardern to stand in the stripes, a film-noirish sort of pose. We hear you. (3) private property rights. In the hours after the attack, in which an Australian-born white-supremacist shot dead 50 unarmed people in two mosques, Ardern said that this was an act of terrorism. Terrible bone structure. At Waitangi in early February, I had asked Ardern about the international attention she had attracted for being young, for being a new mother. The worlds are in very close proximity. watched as international politics has continued to change while serving as the president of the International Union of Socialist Youthan umbrella organisation of over 150 progressive youth movements from . She doesnt run out of words. Jacinda Ardern is one of New Zealand's young politicians, Sarah Hall sits down with her to find out just what her aspirations are. But the pandemic was really the defining moment for Ardern and revealed that she is not the compassionate democracy defender she wanted us to believe. 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.. We as young socialists believe in a social democratic system which secures a redistribution of resources.. What would she like to see other nations, other leaders, draw from New Zealands experiences? Its been folded in half, and in half again, and again. 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? By the way, I have used "comrade" because it is how union members referred to themselves throughout the 2009 meeting. But we can strive to be true to the words embedded in our national anthem, .css-cumn2r{height:1em;width:1.5em;margin-right:3px;vertical-align:baseline;fill:#C70000;}Men of every creed and race,Gather here before Thy face,Asking Thee to bless this placeGod defend our free land, From dissension, envy, hateAnd corruption, guard our stateMake our country good and greatGod defend New Zealand, Christchurch memorial: standing ovation for Ardern at New Zealand service, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, Jacinda Ardern's full Christchurch speech: 'Let us be the nation we believe ourselves to be' video, Jacinda Ardern given standing ovation at New Zealand service. They were words spoken by a community who, in the face of hate and violence, had every right to express anger but instead opened their doors for all of us to grieve with them. Jacinda worked at a soup kitchen in New York. Who had sought refuge, or sought a better life for themselves or their families. If you would like a comment on this piece to be considered for inclusion on Weekend magazines letters page in print, please fill in the form below. In the shoe.. Ardern stares out the question for several seconds, grimacing. Incoming prime minister Jacinda Ardern says capitalism has been a "blatant failure" in New Zealand when measured by child poverty.. Ardern is the former head of the International Union of Socialist Youth so it is no surprise that our new Prime Minister thinks capitalism is a blatant failure. They were stories of bravery. A staffer also tells me that Neve has been teething. The couples mothers are the main backup unit, especially when Gayford is away shooting Fish Of The Day, his fishing-travel-cooking hybrid show for the National Geographic channel. It is actually a Marxist term. 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. Instead, Ardern and her comrades stated: Redistribution will lead to more financial stability and justice. 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. . With her partner and daughter at the UN in New York last September. Jacinda Ardern served as the prime minister of New Zealand from 2017-2023. Its decision to stagger the boost means families in need will now be pointlessly deprived of much-needed funds until next year. After visiting the USA, Jacinda travelled to England where she worked for British Prime Minister Tony Blair before being chosen as the President of the International Union of Socialist Youth. She knows what she wants, she knows where shes going, she fessed this morning and said shes a progressive. Given Ardern and her comrades had progressive answers to the financial crisis, those answers might now be used to guide us through the turmoil and hardship of post-Covid-19. 3. David Hills new picture book Taking the Lead: How Jacinda Ardern Wowed the World is a treat for both adults and children, exploring the life and career of one of the most popular world leaders with beautiful illustrations by Phoebe Morris. Her partner, Clarke Gayford, she smiles, is not impressed. In early 2009, just two months after becoming an MP, Ardern presided over the union's World Council annual meeting in her capacity as president. For me, its implicit now, she says. A handful of words have been highlighted in bright orange. She said this morning it doesnt mean anything, its just Im sorry, it does. It was explicitly an ideological project. It is just 10 days since a terrorist attack in Christchurch took the lives of 50 people at prayer. What would she like to see other nations, other leaders, draw from New Zealands experiences? Its the story of four people, all of whom attend the same wedding in New York, all of whom see one of the guests sit down and refuse to get back up, seemingly entering a catatonic What do NZ fans really think of Fran Littlewood's debut novel? After completing a communications degree, she worked for a short stint in the Beehive of the last Labour prime minister, Helen Clark, who recalls noticing Arderns promise when she was on a team drafting answers for parliamentary questions. But for now, we will remember those who have left this place. 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. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern delivered New Zealand's 2021 budget at Parliament on May 20, 2021 in Wellington, New Zealand. What words adequately express the pain and suffering of 50 men, women and children lost, and so many injured? Our new issue on nationalism is out now. It had just gone 2pm, and a wall of the meeting room was lit in horizontal lines, stencilled through Venetian blinds. 2. (2) a profit-and-loss system of accounting. and served as president of the International Union of Socialist Youth. The critical thing has been the inclusive approach. I have been asking Ardern about her immediate response to the attack, which from the outset put a clear emphasis on inclusivity and solidarity. A member of the Labour Party, she has been the member of Parliament (MP) for Mount Albert since 2017.. Born in Hamilton, Ardern grew up in Morrinsville . Those values represent the very best of us. According to the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG), that funding will see families on benefits eventually get around $40 to $115 more per week, in line with the recommendations made by the Welfare Expert Advisory Group (WEAG) that Ardern convened three years ago and promptly ignored until last week. To be the nation we believe ourselves to be. I've had the pleasure of meeting her socially on a couple of occasions and I imagine she'd be a huge asset. Ill show you something, says Jacinda Ardern. And then I came here and was met with this simple greeting. Leighton Smith has been dispatching stone cold common sense to ZB listeners between breakfast and noon for three decades. 3. This is at the Youth Socialist conference, she was the president in 2009, and she used the word comrade 15 times in eight minutes. On the contrary, gun crimes rose to a 10-year high after the law went into effect, according to Radio New Zealand. Oh, you know, sometimes you want things to be resolved a bit quicker, but I go in knowing I have to have those conversations. 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.). 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. Later, Ardern was due to officially open a music festival, but at that moment she was on her way to visit the site of a new school. Yeah there you go. And you dont pick that sort of thing up because youre not a Marxist. This framing has, in turn, largely been rebroadcast by the press, which has painted a picture of a budget dyed the deepest red.. But Peters decided against backing the three-term incumbent National party. This is a huge achievement. People have remarked upon the way weve responded, but to me there was no question. The 50 names of the dead are read aloud, the only other sound the whirring of a police helicopter in the distance. In the wake of New Zealands worst terror attack, the prime minister talks frankly about the aftermath, global scrutiny and how a nation heals. When the shooting began, he threw himself to the ground. his interview was due to go to press the day the news of the Christchurch attacks emerged. I could hear her off to the side. The term has been adopted by socialists and communists for party members. I do not use "comrade"disparagingly here, as indeed Ardern herself used the term 15 times in just seven minutes at this public event. But we can be the nation that discovers the cure., After the service I meet Tofazzal Alam, a Bangladesh-born New Zealander who was in the Linwood mosque when it was attacked. 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. But he will, when I speak, be nameless.) There was none of the bellicose, war-footing political rhetoric that so often stalks terrorist attacks. Jacinda was President of the International Union of Socialist Youth. Up on the ninth floor, the early morning sun scythes in through panoramic windows, the harbour just visible in the distance. Yes.. Whether or not I thought he would necessarily take on board what I said, is another question. She is sharp. Of course she needed to project New Zealands voice, but her focus was on domestic priorities. Intro 'Smiling socialist' Jacinda Ardern is trying to 'shut down free speech' Sky News Australia 3.08M subscribers Subscribe 8.1K Share 181K views 4 months ago Everyone should be concerned. You need to remove some of the politics sometimes and just think about humanity. Now, whether you agree with her political philosophy is where the difference lies. 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. I will forgive lavishly, because this heart doesnt want any more life to be lost, he tells the crowd. Needless to say, all this is welcome news in a country where poverty is not only shockingly high but has stayed frustratingly static, even worsening over the course of the pandemic. Politics is changing in Aotearoa, as it is all over the world. I stand here as a very proud member of the great socialist democratic Labour Party, proclaimed New Lynn MP Deborah Russell. What words capture the anguish of our Muslim community being the target of hatred and violence? You just have to. Download our Taking the Lead word search here! And we also ask that the condemnation of violence and terrorism turns now to a collective response. She is very verbal. I think people dont want us to be perfect, she said. My belief in the humanity of New Zealanders has strengthened. I am here to stand alongside you We feel grief, we feel injustice, and we feel anger. She said it wearing a headscarf, an expression of solidarity that sprinted around the world. Jacinda loves music and briefly worked as a DJ at an Aucklands Laneway Festival and in some record shops. The prime minister was deep in conversation with her press secretary when she arrived for the formal part of our interview at Waitangi in February. 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. Team play is more important than ever in politics. Theres something very grounding about that. We gather here, 14 days on from our darkest of hours. E te whnau o APEC, ka mihi a Aotearoa Niu Tireni ki a koutou katoa. Do you liken yourself to Jacinda Ardern? And my bet is that no one would. In light of Labour's leadership crisis, we take a look back at. I am here today to bring with me the grief of all New Zealand, she said. 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. Richardson likewise complained about the excessive size of government spending, and she saw the cuts as a statement about the types of lives people should be encouraged to lead, she would later say: ones of independence and self-reliance. The fact that welfare rolls were only as full as they were because of the economic misery created by the preceding round of neoliberal reforms didnt seem to matter. Soon he was joined by several others. he prime minister was deep in conversation with her press secretary when she arrived for the formal part of our interview at Waitangi in February. Accordingly, to understand Arderns political ideology it is important to revisit 2008, when she entered Parliament as a Labour list-MP. And the tragedy is that most people are completely unaware that it is happening. Earlier that decade, she lived for two and a half years in London, where . And I go for the latter. Dozens of buses are parked sideways around the perimeter, forming makeshift ramparts. I said, Can you please call 111. They werent alone: the head of BusinessNZ similarly suggested the government couldve been more generous with its benefit increases. This is especially so outside New Zealand. A responsibility to be the place that we wish to be. In the days that have followed the terrorist attack on the 15th of March, we have often found ourselves without words. I think its just the nature of an event like this. But look closer and, encouraging though it may be, the reality of Labours budget falls short of the most effusive praise. Shes not just leading a country, gushed Facebooks Sheryl Sandberg last year. A fight was brewing over the possible introduction of a capital gains tax. She was raised a Mormon, but quit the church in her early 20s, principally because of its stance on homosexuality. The budget was so toxically unpopular that the National Party just barely clung on to a majority, thanks only to the distortions of New Zealands electoral system, and soon removed Richardson from her position, reversing some emphasis on some of her budgets provisions. It continues to severely underinvest in areas like health care, infrastructure, and climate change out of debt concerns that put it out of step with even the worlds right-wing politicians and economists. Were deciding whether I can get away with jandal-wear for the latter part of the afternoon, she confided. Let that be the legacy of the 15th of March. And then, within 15 minutes, I can be back in the hotel room having Neve spit pumpkin on my shoe. One is the idea that you just talk, and you confuse people, and if you talk fast enough and quickly enough, etcetera, and no one can keep up and they think theyre the dumb ones, and youre the bright one, and they dont know what youre saying, but youre saying something and it must be important, because you sound like you know what youre saying. Because we are not immune to the viruses of hate, of fear, of other. 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. As if becoming a mother and prime minister were not challenging enough, Ardern found herself hailed as a standard bearer for women everywhere. Shes not putting on an act. Photograph: Jessie Casson/The Guardian, Jacinda Ardern: Very little of what I have done has been deliberate. She crosses the office to her desk and pulls an A4 sheet of paper from a drawer. 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. Its a fair assumption to suggest that at the time of entering Parliament, an MPs political views and beliefs are set and are the motivation to enter politics in the first place. They resolved against the flip-flops, and settled on flats. But for the time being they feel like the concerns of another time, another galaxy. Ardern was already famous for her youth; the news that she was to become only the second world leader to give birth in office (after Benazir Bhutto 28 years earlier) went round the world. How finding your ikigai can give you a new perspective on stress. A gunman - or gunmen, it was not . Following the Christchurch attacks, Ardern was asked at a press conference if she agreed with Trumps downplaying of the rise of white supremacy. ), Ardern says she has been taken aback by the volume of press coverage over the past weeks, the scrutiny of her every word. Win big with the brand-new novel from the International No 1 Bestselling phenomenon and author ofMe Before YouandThe Giver of Stars. Ardern was grinning. Jacinda Ardern was in a van on her way to a school visit early on a Friday afternoon in March 2019 when a note was passed to her. Haere mai ttou me te aroha, me te rangimrie, ki te whnau nei, e ora mrire ai an rtau, e ora mrire ai an, ttou katoa. She wooed the world with talk of kindness and compassion, while at home ruling like a dictator. So for me, that means always having a mind on, yes, the policy work, yes, the domestic work but actually what legacy do you leave through some of those bigger, overarching decisions as well? The 2009 union meeting is relevant not just because Ardern was president, but because the official resolutions outlined progressive answers to the financial crisis aka the global financial crisis or GFC. We may have left flowers, performed the haka, sung songs or simply embraced. In the interests of democracy, we have transcribed his words below. Following the attacks, she points out, it was Peters who decided to travel to Turkey for a meeting of the international Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, where he met Recep Tayyip Erdoan; the Turkish president had been screening images from the terrorists video at rallies, and declaring that visitors from Australia and New Zealand who expressed anti-Islamic sentiments would be returned in coffins. Succinctly, steelily, the prime minister framed what had happened in her own terms. It was a tough choice between being a clown (because they have so much fun) or a scientist (like her big sister Louise), but when she realised her passion for helping others, Jacinda chose politics. Not just the postman. 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. Sometimes I think we tend to think about our own actions in confined ways, and we underestimate the impact that we have. On Saturday 16 March, after another press conference in Wellington, Ardern flew south to Christchurch, where she met members of the Muslim community. Bunches of flowers, handmade cards and soft toys line the footpath. (I spoke to Clark a few days after the Christchurch attack, and she told me Arderns response had resonated because it was authentic. At age 28, she was its youngest member. Bernie Sanderss two presidential campaigns sparked a series of elections of democratic socialists at every level of US government. We each hold the power, in our words and in our actions, in our daily acts of kindness. In other words, Richardson and her allies aimed not just to tinker with select programs but to transform hearts, minds, and what was politically acceptable. Will she be speaking to him about his xenophobic rhetoric? Since releasing its budget substantially boosting welfare last week, leading figures in New Zealands Labour Party have been painting themselves as socialists overturning the countrys neoliberal order. Ardern returned to New Zealand and entered the House of Representatives in 2008. Appointed as New Zealand's Prime Minister in 2017, Jacinda Ardern has been described as an iron fist in a velvet glove. Christchurch was under attack. She highlighted recent reforms to help disadvantaged Mori, to lift children out of poverty, most notably in the form of a families package that boosted assistance to low- and middle-income families. And, lets be honest, in the lead up, too., Ardern sips from a mug of tea though she confesses that, years after quitting, shes also drinking coffee again. An inquiry was commissioned, tasked with asking, among other things, whether an emphasis on jihadi terrorism had meant New Zealand intelligence agencies were looking the wrong way. Its just the way I feel about people that talk like machine guns. So I actually think that, in New Zealand, we do things our own way.. Earlier that decade, she lived for two and a half years in London, where she worked in Tony Blairs Cabinet Office. It was half a lifetime ago, she guesses. But she is verbally sharp. We have more to do, she said, words she would repeat throughout the day, but I am an optimist. Speaking at a Maori ceremony at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds. There is no question that [the] ideas and language of division and hate have existed for decades, but their form of distribution, the tools of organisation, they are new, she said. But rather than just throw people off welfare, Richardson replaced the very ideas that underpinned it. Its intuitive. Thats all.. Subscribe today and get a yearlong print and digital subscription. Just a few months later it was revealed that the prime minister was pregnant. 4. Maybe with your sincerity, not your smile, suggested the photographer. Ardern was named Labour's spokesperson for youth . 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. A crescent moon hangs in the blue sky above. I look like Im pouting. Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, Jacinda Ardern. And yet Arderns response, her choice of language, has mattered enormously. As President, Jacinda got to travel the world even more with meetings in China, Lebanon and Jordan, to name a few. It felt very deliberate: was it? The very mention prompted a grimace: There are very few international political experiences quite like Brexit. But she wouldnt volunteer any advice for Theresa May, who at the time had narrowly survived a no-confidence motion. It also prompted Ardern herself to weigh in. Armed police are everywhere. The failure of socialism can be traced to its neglect of these three . Jacinda was more surprised than anyone when she was handed the leadership aft. (He is a criminal. The government very cannily framed its budget as a reversal of 1991s Mother of all Budgets, one that would right the wrongs put in place by its author, the National Partys thenfinance minister Ruth Richardson, who designed maybe the most extreme case of welfare state retrenchment in the Western world. Richardsons budget radically overhauled housing policy, scrapping programs that supported homeownership, replacing income-based rents with market-based ones for state housing, and sold off the governments $2.4 billion worth of mortgages that had helped struggling families buy their first homes. 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. Sometimes, what youre promoting isnt tangible. But the more important question is, what exactly does all this posturing mean? Progressives are socialists. New Zealands top talkback host has been listening to the new leader of the Labour Party. 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 get asked: Do you compare yourself to X or Y politician? and Ill then get a string of male politicians from around the world mostly, to be fair, because there arent too many females. Oh, I get it now. It looks like a pout every time.. She wooed the world with talk of kindness and compassion, while at home ruling like a dictator. More than that, the countrys public debt is low, as are interest rates and, therefore, the costs of servicing it. No friend of free speech, she had little regard for public opinion and no respect for those with a contrary view. You just do what feels right.. But we can be the nation that discovers the cure. The images were just as powerful. Locals started leaving tributes here on 15 March; today they form a river, filling the pavement for 250 metres. That was his instinct and it was the right one. This means Ardern must negotiate with both NZ First and the Green party to advance any legislation. Limited though this announcement is, not even Helen Clarks Labour government in the 2000s dared to try and wholly undo Richardsons welfare cuts, a sign that things really are slowly shifting. The result was what youd expect: poverty and hunger persistently rose while wealth inequality dramatically widened, with Richardsons beloved government surpluses built predominantly on the back of often poor families. Jacinda loved living on the orchard in Murupara and learned to drive a tractor before she could drive a car! After visiting the USA, Jacinda travelled to England where she worked for British Prime Minister Tony Blair before being chosen as the President of the International Union of Socialist Youth. Im only in government because two parties decided to work with us., Ardern alighted on the benefits of New Zealands system when I asked for her take on Brexit. 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