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Conservative Luxon government has rolled back many of former prime minster’s progressive policies
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Jacinda Ardern marries Clarke Gayford after five-year engagement
Original wedding plans of former New Zealand prime minister were postponed due to Covid restrictions
AIB triples green lending pot to €30bn before sustainability conference
Lender says financing investment in climate and energy infrastructure is crucial to cementing green transition
New Zealand swings to the right in post-Ardern era
Election count points to a conservative victory as Labour cedes votes to Nationals and Greens
New Zealand election: Centre-right party leader to become next PM
National Party’s Christopher Luxon takes strong lead, ending Labour’s six years in office
Ardern gives emotional final address to New Zealand parliament
Former prime minister says all people should feel politics can be a home
Jacinda Ardern to help tackle online extremism in new role
Former New Zealand PM will serve as an unpaid special envoy for the Christchurch Call initiative
Eleanor Catton on Jacinda Ardern’s ‘pretty huge betrayal of young people’ in New Zealand
New Zealand author Eleanor Catton on her country’s former prime minister, social media and her new novel Birnam Wood
Politicians who can’t take criticism should reconsider their choices
Nicola Sturgeon failed the ultimate management test: for change to work, there must be communication and commitment
Nicola Sturgeon’s successor will need a more realistic approach to Scottish independence
None of her would-be replacements can match her connection with the typical voter in Scotland
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