Ardern would not be the first former New Zealand leader to jump the ditch. Dame Jacinda Ardern with the singing group Sing Australia Kiama. “Someone said, ‘The ex-Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, is over there’. Dame Jacinda Ardern poses for a photo with a local in Gerringong. Ardern resigned as Prime Minister on January 25, 2023, saying she “didn’t have enough in the tank”.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 26, 2026 09:32 UTC