Her earlier announcement that for safety reasons she would curtail normal campaign activities showed how bad things were. The out of control time demands on Jacinda were enormous and not consistent with leading a normal fulfilling life. Ardern probably tops the list for the amount of vitriol endured by any political leader in this country, Hannah believes. With Grant Robertson appearing to rule himself out Chris Hipkins may have the inside running although Michael Wood’s name has been mentioned. The need for diversity will mean that if either of these persons succeed then either Kiri Allen or Carmel Sepuloni must have the inside running for Deputy.
