Jacinda Ardern will take four days leave from Prime Ministerial duties to recover from dental surgery, which she is having on Friday. It's understood she will be under general anaesthetic and will take four days off, including two days over the weekend, to recover. She briefed media that she would be not be doing her regular Monday afternoon press conference next week because she would be recovering from having a wisdom tooth extracted. The prime minister's famous smile has often been targeted by media. READ MORE:* Sunday@5: Jacinda Ardern talks measles, free school lunches, Ihumatao and mental illness* Ardern says NZers ripped off over petrol* Celebrations in place for Brenda Hicks's 100th birthday

Source: Stuff November 18, 2019 03:04 UTC