What a difference a year makes, writes Massey University politics professor Richard Shaw. This article was first published on The Conversation. Shortly before last year’s general election in Aotearoa New Zealand, a Morrinsville farmer protesting the then opposition Labour Party’s planned water tax held up a placard describing its newly minted leader, Jacinda Ardern, as … Read more
In this special edition of our politics podcast, Spinoff editor Toby Manhire talks to the prime minister about her first year in the job. Last week Jacinda Ardern swung by Spinoff HQ to reflect on the first year in office and, among other things, the overarching philosophy of the government, climate change, whether they should … Read more
Ahead of the first anniversary of Winston Peters’ knife-edge announcement, Jacinda Ardern pops by Spinoff HQ to talk to Toby Manhire about what’s been achieved, what hasn’t, and whether or not she’s allowed to say ‘Labour-led government’ any more. Listen to the full interview with the PM in our podcast special here. A year and … Read more