Wellington: As the debate on her legacy and reasons for her departure rage, Jacinda Ardern has been mobbed by well-wishers outside parliament on her final day as New Zealand prime minister. Hundreds of people, including Labour MPs, government staff and everyday Kiwis packed the forecourt of Parliament House on Wednesday morning. Jacinda Ardern hugs incoming Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni as she leaves parliament in New Zealand for the last time as prime minister on Wednesday morning. Credit:GettySeveral MPs and Ministers were seen wiping away tears as Ardern made her way from the Executive Building - known as the Beehive - for the last time as prime minister. Stopping to hug members of her team and wave to the crowd, Ardern then took the short trip across Wellington to Government House to resign her commission.
