She highlighted recent reforms to help disadvantaged Mori, to lift children out of poverty, most notably in the form of a families package that boosted assistance to low- and middle-income families. (I spoke to Clark a few days after the Christchurch attack, and she told me Arderns response had resonated because it was authentic. The occasion for this supposed reverse metamorphosis was the highly anticipated budget day, with suggestions that, after three years of treading water, the government was gearing up to announce something major. Its been folded in half, and in half again, and again. Not quite. And skyrocketing living costs, thanks especially to an out-of-control housing market, have made these numbers worth significantly less since WEAGs recommendations. It also prompted Ardern herself to weigh in. At age 28, she was its youngest member. The word progressive is a dirty word, to be blunt, in my philosophy. There is evidence of her having said comrade. Or does it need to be closer, like 10 per cent? Read the story being discussed on Jesse Mulligans show on Radio New Zealand on 17 May 2018. As if becoming a mother and prime minister were not challenging enough, Ardern found herself hailed as a standard bearer for women everywhere. But she is verbally sharp. For example, is a 20 per centgap of "inequality"acceptable? President Joe Biden welcomed socialist New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to the White House on Tuesday to discuss economic ties, gun control, and "space exploration" but not, reports indicated, Ardern's decision to use Chinese coronavirus measures to delay the 2020 New Zealand election.. It had just gone 2pm, and a wall of the meeting room was lit in horizontal lines, stencilled through Venetian blinds. You just do what feels right.. But we can be the nation that discovers the cure., After the service I meet Tofazzal Alam, a Bangladesh-born New Zealander who was in the Linwood mosque when it was attacked. Really, upholding the community standards that theyve set themselves, I think, is what people are asking for Were asking for them to invest in ways to prevent the kind of harm we saw in the aftermath. The other is that shes actually pretty smart. By Dr Muriel Newman. Twice a minute. I've had the pleasure of meeting her socially on a couple of occasions and I imagine she'd be a huge asset. The conversations about it afterwards Ive read these pieces where people have analysed the likes of this [speech], she says, waving the A4 sheet of notes in her hand, grimly laughing. Labour refuses to implement a wealth tax or otherwise raise taxes on the rich, while continually placing more and more of the burden on consumers through regressive consumption taxes. Opinion. But even the ugliest of viruses can exist in places they are not welcome. Its decision to stagger the boost means families in need will now be pointlessly deprived of much-needed funds until next year. They were stories of bravery. And so to each of us as we go from here, we have work to do, but do not leave the job of combatting hate to the government alone. I stand here as a very proud member of the great socialist democratic Labour Party, proclaimed New Lynn MP Deborah Russell. In other words, Richardson and her allies aimed not just to tinker with select programs but to transform hearts, minds, and what was politically acceptable. David Hills new picture book Taking the Lead: How Jacinda Ardern Wowed the World is a treat for both adults and children, exploring the life and career of one of the most popular world leaders with beautiful illustrations by Phoebe Morris. The Herald reports:. However, she just couldnt stop her desire to help others and ended up working at a New York soup kitchen, serving food to the poor and homeless people of the city. The Union's focus was human rights and equal opportunities for the world's children. Not just the postman. What would she like to see other nations, other leaders, draw from New Zealands experiences? We are not immune to the viruses of hate, of fear, of other. Answer (1 of 14): 1. Nationalism, the new issue of Jacobin is out now. And yet Arderns response, her choice of language, has mattered enormously. Appointed as New Zealand's Prime Minister in 2017, Jacinda Ardern has been described as an iron fist in a velvet glove. Jacinda Ardern uses the word comrade 15 times in just 7 minutes Show more 22.09.15 - Question 11 - Jacinda Ardern to the Prime Minister The Kiwi that Soared - At home with New Zealand Prime. And women and girls around the world will be the better for it., From a closer proximity, and speaking before the Christchurch attacks, Gayford told me that what he found most impressive was his partners grip on the minutiae. OPINION: It is important to understand political ideologies because they provide a lens into the underpinning beliefs and values that guide political goals and decision-making. Speaking at a Maori ceremony at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds. This past week in New Zealand saw an apparently spontaneous series of self-outings by professed democratic socialists among the countrys Labour Party. It felt very deliberate: was it? No friend of free speech, she had little regard for public opinion and no respect for those with a contrary . In 2007 Ardern was elected president of the International Union of Socialist Youth. She doesnt run out of words. he prime minister was deep in conversation with her press secretary when she arrived for the formal part of our interview at Waitangi in February. I thought, yeah, that looks all right, thatll do.. It felt incredibly sad but completely obvious as well, that there would be those who would be worried. But the pandemic was really the defining moment for Ardern and revealed that she is not the compassionate democracy defender she wanted us to believe. At school, her mother once revealed, she convened a happy club. CPAG estimates that families on welfare would need an extra $100$230 a week to stay above poverty, and that the Treasurys own forecasts only see child poverty dropping a mere 1.4 points to 17 percent by 2023, leaving at least 180,000 kids in poverty. That morning, Friday 15 March, she had surprised a crowd of local school students who were taking part in the global climate strike. 493 The biggest misconception about Jacinda Ardern is that she is a pioneering progressive or socialist. We know we need to act, she had told them. But for now, we will remember those who have left this place. So, what progressive answers to the financial crisis did Ardern and her comrades come up with? I am a pragmatic idealist, she told me. Violence, and extremism in all its forms, is not welcome here. That position allowed her to travel to such places as China, Algeria, India, and Lebanon. Earlier in 2008 Ardern was elected president of the International Union of Socialist Youth. In 2008, Ardern was elected president of the International Union of Socialist Youth, a role that took her around the world. Half a lifetime and seven weeks ago, I watched Ardern as she sat on the porch of Te Whare Rnanga, the Maori meeting house at Waitangi. Politics is changing in Aotearoa, as it is all over the world. Previously the youngest Prime Minister, it appears she has run out of energy right when public opinion is turning on her beloved Labour Party. We as young socialists believe in a social democratic system which secures a redistribution of resources.. According to the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG), that funding will see families on benefits eventually get around $40 to $115 more per week, in line with the recommendations made by the Welfare Expert Advisory Group (WEAG) that Ardern convened three years ago and promptly ignored until last week. In the hours after the attack, in which an Australian-born white-supremacist shot dead 50 unarmed people in two mosques, Ardern said that this was an act of terrorism. The revival of socialism in mainstream politics has been one of the bigger developments of the last five years. They resolved against the flip-flops, and settled on flats. Labour had, after all, just come off a stunning landslide election win that gave it a single-handed outright majority, a first since the countrys 1996 electoral reforms. Sidebar: Ive never trusted people who talk too fast. Jacinda Ardern, in full Jacinda Kate Laurell Ardern, (born July 26, 1980, Hamilton, New Zealand), New Zealand politician who in August 2017 became leader of the New Zealand Labour Party and then in October 2017, at age 37, became the country's youngest prime minister in more than 150 years. If anyone out there has a better photo let us know! I absolutely knew what I wanted to say. The definition of "comrade" from An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Marxism, Socialism and Communism is as follows: Originally, one who shares the same chamber. It was a tough choice between being a clown (because they have so much fun) or a scientist (like her big sister Louise), but when she realised her passion for helping others, Jacinda chose politics. I would like to just do my job and be judged on being the prime minister of New Zealand, said Ardern. They do it mostly because they want to confuse you. acinda Ardern grew up in the conservative, rural North Island town of Morrinsville. Will she be speaking to him about his xenophobic rhetoric? Observers waited to see how Labour would spend the oodles of political capital it had gathered off the back of one of the worlds best pandemic responses. No, she said, bluntly. Gun law reforms, intended to ban all semi-automatic firearms, were expedited, with cross-party support. And then I came here and was met with this simple greeting. Optimism is baked into Arderns character. Together with the right-wing parties attempt at parliamentary red-baiting, its the logical next step for New Zealands conservative MPs, who have tried to dent prime minister Jacinda Arderns stunning popularity with a series of unsuccessful and increasingly lame talking points cribbed from the US Republican Party, from fearmongering about a UN migration pact, to attacks on wokeness, to race-baiting. After graduating from a Bachelor of Communications at the University of Waikato, Jacinda took some time to travel overseas. I look forward to hearing about the success of socialism in curing child poverty. Printed on the back is the running order for an event she hosted in Auckland the night before the attack. It just wasnt something she thought about, she said, hardly at all. The sun was beating down and Neve, in a blue bonnet and spotted dress, clucked away happily. Learn about the Netflix adaptation of Lockwood & Co, who the key cast members are, and when the show drops in Australia. That, very quickly, was clear to me, when I heard that a mosque had been targeted. Jacinda was President of the International Union of Socialist Youth. They wanted to redefine the relationship between New Zealanders and their government. Pressure was mounting over a failure to meet targets on a flagship house-building scheme. These stories, they now form part of our collective memories. (The tides of remembrance flow over Christchurch today.). They were simple words, repeated by community leaders who witnessed the loss of their friends and loved ones. 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But how much do you really know about Jacinda Ardern? He lives in Toronto, Canada. It just wasnt something she thought about, she said, hardly at all. It was explicitly an ideological project. She is sharp. They are us. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . Discussions surrounding a potential delay in elections gripped many countries around the . The government very cannily framed its budget as a reversal of 1991s Mother of all Budgets, one that would right the wrongs put in place by its author, the National Partys thenfinance minister Ruth Richardson, who designed maybe the most extreme case of welfare state retrenchment in the Western world. The result was what youd expect: poverty and hunger persistently rose while wealth inequality dramatically widened, with Richardsons beloved government surpluses built predominantly on the back of often poor families. Its very genuine, and people warm to that. A responsibility to be the place that we wish to be. Are You Happy Now manages to be both extremely zeitgeisty but also timeless. Does that mean that the clock needs to be reset so everyone is equal again? I occasionally go to events which may have quite a bit of profile and pressure around them. And she speaks very quickly. US Vogue dubbed her the anti-Trump. Learn more about Jacinda in Taking the Lead: How Jacinda Ardern Wowed the World, out now in your local bookstore. I just know we have a lot of work to do to make that universal.. And have people say, Wheres your ambition?, Under New Zealands proportional system in which people get two votes, one for their local politician and one for a party, as in Germany a single-party majority is near impossible. This interview was due to go to press the day the news of the Christchurch attacks emerged. Shes not putting on an act. In an event like this I can only assume, because Ive never been through one before theres not a lot of time available to think about the language you want to use. Bring it on. E te whnau o APEC, ka mihi a Aotearoa Niu Tireni ki a koutou katoa. She wooed the world with talk of kindness and compassion, while at home ruling like a dictator. ), (My greetings to the whole of Ngi Tahu.). Jacinda Ardern's speech at Christchurch memorial - full transcript New Zealand PM addressed a crowd of thousands who had gathered for a memorial service at Hagley Park two weeks after the. We never have been. If anything, it shows how firmly New Zealand remains under the thrall of this thirty-year-old document. Intro 'Smiling socialist' Jacinda Ardern is trying to 'shut down free speech' Sky News Australia 3.08M subscribers Subscribe 8.1K Share 181K views 4 months ago Everyone should be concerned. But I said what I needed to say., I try again. No, she said. You just have to. Cabinet is a massive beast. Of the Blair years more broadly, she said: What you do with policy, it demonstrated to me, can be completely overshadowed by decisions in principle. After resources aka your income and wealth has been "redistributed"what happens when some people start accumulating more income and wealth than others? And Im very proud to say to the good people of the Wairarapa that they elected a proud socialist as their MP.. The end of Ruthenasia, cheered the Labour-aligned Standard, referring to the nickname given to the brutal austerity program initiated by Richardsons budget. In light of Labour's leadership crisis, we take a look back at. They were words spoken by a community who, in the face of hate and violence, had every right to express anger but instead opened their doors for all of us to grieve with them. E ng mana, e ng reo, e ng rangatira. Maybe with your sincerity, not your smile, suggested the photographer. I just thought about sentiments, and what I thought needed to be conveyed., Ardern has been at pains to say that what happened on 15 March is not her story, but one that belongs to the victims and their families, to the injured, to Muslim communities, to Christchurch. While the 1972 Royal Commission on Social Security defined the aim of welfare as giving those with disadvantages a standard of living much like that of the rest of the community, by the 1990s, the system came to be viewed as simply a safety net, and one that Kiwis had to be discouraged from using as much as possible. If you value what we do and believe in the importance of independent and freely accessible journalism tautoko mai,donate today. Bunches of flowers, handmade cards and soft toys line the footpath. I was saying to someone the other day how long ago it feels since I was up north [at home]. The world has been stuck in a vicious cycle of extremism breeding extremism and it must end. Little wonder CPAG and other experts and anti-poverty campaigners have been bitterly underwhelmed by the governments announcement. The revival of socialism in mainstream politics has been one of the bigger developments of the last five years. The Unions focus was human rights and equal opportunities for the worlds children. Its not known if she has ever resigned, so if she is still a member today, that would bring it close to 15 or even as much as 20 years. The level of detail that she has to absorb, and is able to retain, blows my mind. Ardern was named Labour's spokesperson for youth . UPDATE 2: Chris sent us the uncropped original (click for larger view): Apologies to the Schnews that was actually a pretty good wee publication that came out of Brighton, England. We will remember the first responders who gave so much of themselves to save others. And, lets be honest, in the lead up, too., Ardern sips from a mug of tea though she confesses that, years after quitting, shes also drinking coffee again. Sometimes a story is best told alongside a beautiful picture, Here's a small selection of some of our favourite 2020 picture books from local creators. But even when we had no words, we still heard yours, and they have left us humbled and they have left us united. Looking for your kid's next great read? At Buckingham Palace with the Queen in April 2017. New Zealand PM addressed a crowd of thousands who had gathered for a memorial service at Hagley Park two weeks after the mosque attacks. Its 10, 11 oclock each night, going through cabinet papers. Yes.. His views are his own and do not represent Massey University. If you dont pause occasionally then youre talking nonsense, you dont know what youre saying. At Waitangi in early February, I had asked Ardern about the international attention she had attracted for being young, for being a new mother. Of course she needed to project New Zealands voice, but her focus was on domestic priorities. Labours guarded but seemingly genuine attempt to try on the socialist label could be a positive step if it helps further demystify the word, particularly in a country still stumbling around in the hungover haze of a decades-old neoliberal binge. Theres something very grounding about that. Already on our list? But, otherwise, I dont tend to draw parallels. She paused. Can I give you an observation? Shes not just leading a country, gushed Facebooks Sheryl Sandberg last year. This means Ardern must negotiate with both NZ First and the Green party to advance any legislation. In the past her invocations of kindness might have been dismissed as slogans. It focused on her pledge to make 2019 a year of delivery, and some signs that the halo of the Jacindamania that brought her to office had begun to dim. Jeremy Corbyns leadership led to a surge in left-wing membership in the UK Labour Party and ongoing [], A journal of theory and strategy published by Jacobin, The New Zealand Socialists Who Govern Like Neoliberals, Taking Back Left Parties From the Brahmins, Jacinda Ardern Wont Save New Zealands Working Class, Jacinda-Mania Isnt Enough for New Zealands Workers, Mori, or the Environment, New Zealands Coronavirus Response Isnt as Great as It Seems. Here are some of the best-non fiction audiobooks read aloud by the authors themselves. What would she like to see other nations, other leaders, draw from New Zealands experiences? Her opponents sneered that it was all just stardust, but the party surged on a wave of Jacindamania. Bernie Sanderss two presidential campaigns sparked a series of elections of democratic socialists at every level of US government. But the more important question is, what exactly does all this posturing mean? So I think its implicit for him now, too.. My belief in the humanity of New Zealanders has strengthened. I wonder if they get asked the same question. A member of the Labour Party, she has been the member of Parliament (MP) for Mount Albert since 2017.. Born in Hamilton, Ardern grew up in Morrinsville . One is the idea that you just talk, and you confuse people, and if you talk fast enough and quickly enough, etcetera, and no one can keep up and they think theyre the dumb ones, and youre the bright one, and they dont know what youre saying, but youre saying something and it must be important, because you sound like you know what youre saying. Arderns Labour-led coalition government was under constant scrutiny: could she achieve the transformational reform shed promised, when every change in the law meant scratching the backs of her coalition partners? Jacinda was more surprised than anyone when she was handed the leadership aft. Needless to say, Labours budget has nothing approaching this ambition, nor does it even try to reverse all this. She worked only very indirectly for Blair, she said. 2. Outside, the flags are at half-mast. Oh, you know, sometimes you want things to be resolved a bit quicker, but I go in knowing I have to have those conversations. 2. Most controversially, when it came to the superannuation surcharge a claw-back tax on high-earner pensioners that dented the programs universality the budget both raised the rate and expanded the number of people who had to pay it. So I actually think that, in New Zealand, we do things our own way.. We cannot simply sit back and accept that these platforms just exist and that what is said on them is not the responsibility of the place where they are published. Jacinda only got into power because Winston Peter's liked to cause problems for the National party. By then, I had interviewed Ardern twice already: after a breakfast meeting at an Auckland hotel, and a few days earlier at Waitangi, on the northern tip of the North Island. She put it frankly to me: I didnt know if I was going to be able to have kids., Then it all happened at once. I said what I needed to say, she says, pausing and taking a slow, diplomatic breath of air, her hands clasped around her knees. Approximately.. Those interviews took place in early February, and I followed the prime minister as she commemorated the 1840 signing of New Zealands founding treaty, between the British Crown and the Mori chiefs. What words capture the anguish of our Muslim community being the target of hatred and violence? Appointed as New Zealand's Prime Minister in 2017, Jacinda Ardern has been described as an iron fist in a velvet glove. I think, as leaders, sometimes were unaware of our reach and power, she says. Arderns suggestion was that he could provide sympathy and love for all Muslim communities. E rau rangatira m, e ng reo, e ng mana. Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern completed a Bachelor of Communication Studies in Public Relations and Political Science at Waikato Management School from 1999 to 2001. . Our new issue on nationalism is out now. If you could see the amount of reading that is required in that role. All this wasnt about the nuts and bolts of practical policy. Jacinda swapped her after school job at the local fish and chip shop to work for New Zealands Labour Party in the 1999 General Election. You may know her as the youngest and third female Prime Minister of New Zealand, the first head of government to take maternity leave and the powerfully empathetic responder in times of crisis. Asked whether she, too, was a socialist, Ardern once president of the International Union of Socialist Youth professed that Ive always described myself as a democratic socialist but that I have never found those terms particularly useful in New Zealand because we do not tend to talk in those terms here., Here it is more common to say progressive, or member of the Labour Party, she explained. Theres so many of us great socialists on this side of the House, said Christchurch Central MP Duncan Webb. When the shooting began, he threw himself to the ground. Talking to mourners after the national remembrance service in Christchurch. For example, the meeting documents state the aim of the union is to defend and spread our core socialist principles. When the call came, Ardern was travelling in a minivan, sitting alongside the mayor of New Plymouth, a small city on the west coast of the North Island. The worlds are in very close proximity. On the contrary, gun crimes rose to a 10-year high after the law went into effect, according to Radio New Zealand. Wouldnt it be good if the president of the United States showed greater moral leadership? And the tragedy is that most people are completely unaware that it is happening. No friend of free speech, she had little regard for public opinion and no respect for those with a contrary view. The reality was that I went down into the shed, pulled out my fishing box and took out some hooks, Gayford told me earlier this year. We never have been. Team play is more important than ever in politics. Whether or not I thought he would necessarily take on board what I said, is another question. But for the time being they feel like the concerns of another time, another galaxy. This was my first press conference. We would be fools to believe political decisions are primarily evidence based. 1:30 PM 'I don't have enough in the tank,' complained 42-year-old Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand. A gunman - or gunmen, it was not . Richardsons budget radically overhauled housing policy, scrapping programs that supported homeownership, replacing income-based rents with market-based ones for state housing, and sold off the governments $2.4 billion worth of mortgages that had helped struggling families buy their first homes.
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