Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Photo: Getty ImagesPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern has denied a report that she and Sports Minister Grant Robertson have been pushing for the Crusaders rugby side to change their name. However both the Prime Minister and the Crusaders CEO deny the report. In fact the PM has been clear that she intends to leave this one to the Crusaders to lead on," a spokesperson for the Prime Minister said. "One of the contentious issues that has been brought up in the aftermath of the Christchurch attacks is the name of our rugby team – the Crusaders.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 08, 2019 19:30 UTC