Helen Clark (left) with Jacinda Ardern at Labour's campaign launch in Auckland last month. Photo: Getty ImagesFormer New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark has hit out after a protester accused Labour leader Jacinda Ardern of being a "pretty communist" at a farmers' protest in Morrinsville. Miss Clark took to Facebook on Monday to defend Ms Ardern while taking a swing at protesters and their "misogynist'' comments. "I took to Twitter on the latest silly attack on Jacinda Ardern. "I have a sense of deja vu: the same forces of reaction carped throughout my time as a leader,'' Miss Clark said.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 18, 2017 07:52 UTC