Jacinda Ardern to step down as New Zealand PM

recognising when to go before anyone is trying to oust you, as appears to be the case, would be just another example of her smart leadership

I liked her because she drove the incels and conspiracy loons bonkers.

Pure Catnip.

any examples of her “formidable” leadership?

She was a bang average politician from a small country the other side of the world

but because she was a young woman the media feted her.

More popular abroad than at home.

New Zealand is more unequal than when she arrived in power, housing is a big problem still, economic troubles, her party facing defeat.

She handled COVID well at the start, went on too long with that though. Single handedly brought labour to power when they were facing 4th place politically only a short time before.

Good speeches, some good actions but didn't change much or try to change much.

Don't know what to make of her. The woke brigade give her too many bonus points cos she's a woman and says all the right things about diversity, LGBTQ etc.

The resentful angry white men brigade hate her for the same reason.

So in reality she's probably somewhere in the middle: a slightly above average leader who did some good and made some mistakes.

Anyway, I admire the way she has quit by just saying she's worn out. Far better than leaders whose sense of self importance would never let them do that.

Her speech to the UN was chilling last year!!! Governments should control the flow of info!!! Dangerous woman, like Trudeau in Canada...the leaders we were told to admire and respect turned out to be something quiet different!!

These sociopaths don’t quit having power over other people for no reason there must be something in the post for her

we will wait and see

She was in favour of reduced immigration into New Zealand. She kept it quite low. Wasn't too keen on refugees.

Not feeling the love for Jacinda on this thread. All I'd say is pick a whole selection of political leaders around the world, countries big and small, and rate them in order of preference. Where on the line would Jacinda fit?

very good speaker and those who criticise her on covid, well I'm sure most countries could have handled that better in hindsight

Really?

The country of about 5 million people has recorded fewer than 2,500 covid-19 fatalities. It has the lowest covid-related death rate in the Western world, according to Johns Hopkins University

Also packed stadiums and concerts there when the rest of the Western World was on some sort of lockdown.

I think they may have aced it.

over her treatment of people during covid

You mean packed stadiums and lowest fatality rate in the Western World?

Well the authoritarian woke bitch!!!🙄

You liked her because she was hated by some people.

I find this approach to politics odd.

Really? What age are you?

Politics has always been essentially a popularity contest and still is.

Yes, I found it extremely funny that she drove incels and conspiracy loons nuts, Did you not?

No I don't think you realise that you're in a minority view on that one.

Most people prefer consensus and don't really concentrate on the minority of nutters out there.

Your type of approach is part of the divisive rubbish that has come in from America.

I don't think I am in the minority view of laughing at said nutters.

That allowed them to get on with it, but even a single case triggered a national lockdown, and it happened a few times.

That's not true, when there was confirmed community transmission various levels of restrictions were introduced in various geographic areas.

Virtually all their cases identified during that period of isolation after the initial spread was at the border.

By every single metric New Zealand relative to the rest of the Western World was the pinnacle of pandemic control.

Made possible by their isolation and also the trust in their governance.

Didn't hear many New Zealanders complaining when hospitals were functioning as normal or they were in 50,000 seater stadiums.

The Reality speaks for itself. 🤷‍♂️

Comfortably the best handling of Covid in the western world, though it should be recognised that NZ's geographical location had more than a little to do with that and it's unlikely that any country with land borders could have achieved it, including us being stuck with the UK's basketcase policies in the north. I've a couple of good friends in NZ that I talk to regularly and they were able to get on with their lives comfortably throughout the pandemic and she's remained popular with them on other domestic matters too.

Like practically every other country on earth, NZ is currently hit by inflation due to energy prices and rising interest rates to combat that and these international issues have hit the governing party in the polls (though her personal polling is still fairly comfortably higher than any other party leader)