Jacinda Ardern Jacinda Ardern defuses tensions on New Zealand's sacred Waitangi Day PM breaks with acrimony of past at annual celebration of treaty between Māoris and Britain Jacinda Ardern hongis with Nikau Taituha from Paihia primary school on 5 February in Waitangi. Photograph: Phil Walter/Getty ImagesIt is a place New Zealand prime ministers and politicians have feared to tread. In 2016 the prime minister at the time, John Key, was a no-show due to security concerns over protesters. But this year, with Labour’s Jacinda Ardern at the helm, change is afoot in Northland, with an altogether different scene unfolding. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Jacinda Ardern cooks breakfast on a BBQ following the Waitangi Day service.

Source: The Guardian February 06, 2018 09:08 UTC