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New Zealand to increase annual refugee quota from 1,000 to 1,500 starting in 2020
New Zealand plans to increase the number of refugees it takes each year from 1,000 to 1,500. Liberal Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Wednesday that the new quota will take effect from 2020. The country has previously been criticized for not taking enough refugees after ...
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern faced her first major crisis Friday over her handling of a gaffe-prone minister's resignation. Ardern swept to power on a wave of "Jacinda-mania" late last year, with her center-left Labour Party leading a coalition that promised "a government of ...
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern repeats offer to resettle refugees held by Australia
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern again offered Thursday to resettle 150 asylum seekers sent by Australia to offshore camps including one in Nauru, a Pacific island nation where leaders from both countries are set to meet next month. Australia declined New Zealand's offer last ...
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern returns to work from maternity leave
New Zealand Prime Minister and new mother Jacinda Ardern, only the second world leader to give birth while in office, resumed her duties on Thursday, ending six weeks of maternity leave. The 38-year-old has opted to work from home in Auckland until the weekend, when ...
Highchairs and cuddles: How parliaments are catering for lawmaker mums
When New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern returns to Parliament after becoming only the second elected leader in the world to have a baby in office, her daughter will be allowed to cuddle with her during debates and swim in the pool. Such access, almost ...
New Zealand prime minister hopes for new world for daughter Neve
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern revealed her newborn daughter would be called Neve as she left an Auckland hospital Sunday, and expressed hope that one day a woman giving birth in office would no longer be a "novelty." Speaking publicly for the first time ...
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern stays in hospital for second night with 'Prime Miniature' baby
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will spend a second night in hospital with her newborn daughter, her office said Friday. Ardern and her partner, Clarke Gayford, have been swamped with congratulatory messages from around the globe, including a private email from Britain's Queen Elizabeth ...
New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern gives birth to her first child, a girl
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gave birth to her first child, a girl, on Thursday, Ardern said in a posting on Instagram. Ardern, 37, became New Zealand's youngest prime minister when she took office through a coalition deal last year after an inconclusive election, ...
New Zealand's center-left government boosted spending on welfare and public services Thursday in a maiden budget aimed at delivering on the promises made during last year's "Jacinda-mania" election campaign. Health services are the centerpiece of the budget's spending spree, after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's campaign ...
Obama to launch Asia-Pacific tour Monday that concludes on March 25 in Japan
On the last leg of the four-nation Asia-Oceania tour, former U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Japan, where he will attend an international conference.
New Zealand prime minister creates new Cabinet post for disarmament
New Zealand's Prime Minister on Tuesday used her first major foreign policy address to announce she is establishing a ministerial position for disarmament amid tensions in the Asia-Pacific region over North Korea's weapons programs. Jacinda Ardern, whose Labor-led government took the helm in October, said ...
Car kills New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern's famed cat, Paddles
Paddles, the New Zealand prime minister's ginger cat, had six toes and a wide social media following but has run out of lives. Jacinda Ardern, the charismatic new leader, announced the death of the "prime moggy" on Wednesday after Paddles was hit by a car ...
