New Zealand has joined Australia in denouncing a graphic tweet posted by a Chinese official that shows a false image of a smiling Australian soldier holding a bloody knife to the throat of a child. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Tuesday that New Zealand has raised its concerns directly with …
Read More »New Zealand police introduce hijab to uniform, first officer to wear ‘proud’
Officer Zeena Ali is the first member of the New Zealand police to wear a specially designed hijab introduced as part of the force’s uniform to encourage more Muslim women to join the ranks. Zeena, 30, was inspired to join the police in helping her Muslim community after the Christchurch …
Read More »Jacinda Ardern wins landslide re-election in New Zealand vote
The mandate means the 40-year-old Ardern could form the first one-party government in decades and face the challenge of delivering on the progressive transformation that he promised but failed to achieve in his first term, where the Labor Party shared power with one party. nationalist. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s center-left …
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