Treatment of New Zealand’s Ex-PM Ardern ‘Abhorrent’

Date: 22 January 2023 - 20:54

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WELLINGTON (AFP) – New Zealand’s incoming prime minister Chris Hipkins criticized the “abhorrent” treatment endured by Jacinda Ardern and vowed on Sunday to shield his own family, three days after her shock resignation.

Hours after being unanimously endorsed by Labor Party MPs as the party’s leader and the nation’s next prime minister, Hipkins attacked the personal abuse suffered by Ardern during her more than five years in the top job.