Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

New Zealand is now allowing gatherings of up to 100 people, and the country says it has just one active COVID-19 case. Much of the credit for the country's success has gone to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, seen here walking through the coastal city of Na

New Zealand Now Has Just 1 Active COVID-19 Case

11:51am May 29, 2020

by Bill Chappell

"For the seventh day in a row, there are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand," the Ministry of Health said on Friday.

New Zealand's prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, said in a letter that her administration is not actively pursuing dragon research or telekinesis studies.

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New Zealand Girl Sends Prime Minister $5 'Bribe' To Fund Dragon Research

4:01pm May 14, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

An 11-year-old sent Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern the seed money to launch studies about dragons and telekinesis. Why? So she can grow up to be a dragon trainer.

Women wore headscarves as they gathered for the Muslim call to prayer in Hagley Park in Christchurch on Friday. The call was broadcast across New Zealand in memory of 50 people who were killed in attacks at two mosques last Friday.

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New Zealand Listens To Muslim Prayers A Week After Mosque Shootings

10:38pm March 21, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

The island nation, still reeling from last Friday's attacks, heard a message of healing amid plans to change gun laws in hopes of preventing future attacks.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks to the parliament Tuesday as New Zealand considers new gun laws after the mass shooting in that stunned the country.

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New Zealand PM Ardern Urges Her Nation To Make Gunman 'Nameless'

11:13pm March 18, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

Jacinda Ardern repeated her pledge to change New Zealand's gun laws and she questioned the role of social media in publicizing the attack by a self-proclaimed white supremacist.