Ardern told reporters she’d been friends with Hipkins for nearly 20 years and spent two hours with him on the drive to the meeting grounds. She said the only real advice she could offer was, “You do you.”New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses the media in Ratana, New Zealand, on Jan. 24, 2023. It’s for him to carve out his own space to be his own kind of leader,” Ardern said. “Whilst there has been a bit of commentary in the aftermath of my departure, I would hate for anyone to view my departure as a negative commentary on New Zealand,” Ardern said. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, right, and new Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins arrive for their caucus vote at Parliament in Wellington, on Jan. 22, 2023.

Source: Huffington Post January 24, 2023 17:50 UTC