WELLINGTON: Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her family are relocating to Australia, becoming the most high-profile addition to a growing wave of Kiwis moving across the Tasman. After spending much of her time overseas since her 2023 resignation, Ardern and her family now plan to base themselves in Australia, a spokesman said. Ardern is one of hordes of Kiwis who have moved to Australia in recent months. In 2018 she became just the second world leader to give birth in office, after former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. "I have given my absolute all to being prime minister but it has also taken a lot out of me,” she said at the time.

Source: The Star February 26, 2026 15:17 UTC