In her memoir, “A Different Kind of Power,” the former prime minister of New Zealand explores the possibility and limits of benevolence in government.

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Jacinda Ardern’s new memoir addresses motherhood, public office NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to former Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern about balancing leadership and motherhood.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to former Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern about the aftermath of the 2019 Christchurch shooting and reforming the country's gun laws.

Jacinda Ardern led New Zealand as prime minister for six years, taking office at just 37. Ardern stepped down in 2023, citing exhaustion, saying leaders need a "full tank" — and hers was empty.

At 37 years old, Jacinda Ardern was the world’s youngest female head of government when she became prime minister of New Zealand. She was also just the second to give birth while in office and ...

Ardern was the Prime Minister from 2017 to early 2023 — perhaps the most challenging premiership in New Zealand’s history. The films spans her entire term, plus a few months on either side as ...

Jacinda Ardern tells a story about being locked in a political campaign seven weeks to go before elections, and she's about to do a TV news interview. Ardern had just taken over as leader of the ...

It is easy to forget that Jacinda Ardern is a former prime minister of New Zealand. Standing in line at a cafe in Cambridge, Mass., wearing a suit by the New Zealand designer Juliette Hogan, with ...

At 37 she became the world's youngest female head of government. Now a fellow at Harvard University, Jacinda Ardern talks about the importance of exhibiting kindness and empathy in politics.