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Read MoreNew Zealand PM said she sought the Queen’s advice as one of the few women to have combined leadership with motherhoodJacinda Ardern says the Queen gave her the best advice she got on combining the duties of leading a...
Read MoreAustralian and New Zealand prime ministers talk up closeness of ties as Ardern is forced to defend ‘soft’ stance on Beijing The Australian prime minister, Scott Morrison, has warned that “there are those far...
Read MoreNew Zealand prime minister admits watching bad television to relax and says some people she admires most have that ‘gnawing lack of confidence’New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has revealed she...
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