Miss Clark announced her plans three months after she failed in her bid to land the UN’s top job — which again went to a male, former Portuguese prime minister Antonio Guterres. Miss Clark has headed the UN Development Programme for the past seven years. Despite the best efforts of the New Zealand Government, Miss Clark never gained much traction in the race. In an interesting coincidence, Miss Clark and Mr Shearer both represented Mt Albert, a seat now likely to be won by Labour’s Jacinda Ardern. There will be much speculation about what the future holds for Miss Clark.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 29, 2017 17:19 UTC