Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks at the Prime Minister's Reception during the opening of New Zealand's 53rd Parliament in Wellington. Photo by Mark Tantrum Photography via Getty ImagesPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her rival, National's Judith Collins, have kicked off the 53rd Parliament with a fiery debate which culminated in a scrap over housing. National Party leader Judith Collins. It was a similar story when it came to climate change – "Our generation cannot sit still while there is a climate crisis," Ardern said in the House. In her speech, Collins was also critical of the Government's climate change record.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 26, 2020 06:00 UTC