Photo: FileLabour leader Jacinda Ardern began her speech to the Labour Party campaign launch by marking the death of Sir Colin Meads, "a great New Zealander." Ms Ardern officially kicked off her campaign telling supporters at the Auckland Town Hall that this was Labour's moment and it was time to "be bold and be brave." The campaign was attended by more than 1000 people and opened by singer Holly Smith singing Herbs' song Sensitive to a Smile. Ms Ardern has been leader for three weeks and it was her first major speech to party faithful, buoyed by the surge in the polls since she was elected. She spoke of the Labour Prime Ministers who had gone before her and what they had delivered - from the welfare state and no-nukes policy.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 20, 2017 03:45 UTC