An admission from Jacinda Adern
In a stunning admission, Jacinda Ardern refuted claims by mainstream media cheerleaders that she resigned because of misogynistic abuse and basically agreed with her critics: that she had become a divisive figure who’s resignation was needed to reduce tensions in the country. pic.twitter.com/q4uv763OiD
— The Zeitgeist (@TheZeitgeistNZ) April 4, 2023
As @jacindaardern leaves politics, she tells @JohnJCampbell that she won't miss the 'weight' of being Prime Minister. She also speaks about the anger she felt when she understood the Christchurch attacker wanted to create a 'sense of other' to members of our community. How ironic… pic.twitter.com/5fRvrVkwrA
— Coronavirus Plushie (@c_plushie) April 4, 2023
Former PM Jacinda Ardern appointed as Christchurch Call envoy
Former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been appointed as Special Envoy for the Christchurch Call.
Ardern established the initiative to eliminate violent extremist content online in the wake of the March 15th mosque attacks.
Her successor as Prime Minister, Chris Hipkins, appointed Ardern to the newly created position.
He had previously hinted she could continue her work on the initiative.
Hipkins said Ardern would be New Zealand’s senior representative on Christchurch Call-related matters and would work closely with France.
“This allows me to remain focused on the cyclone recovery and addressing the cost of living pressures affecting New Zealanders,” Hipkins said.
Ardern will report directly to Hipkins and has declined to be paid for the job.
“Jacinda Ardern’s commitment to stopping violent extremist content like we saw that day is key to why she should carry on this work,” Hipkins said.
“Her relationships with leaders and technology companies and her drive for change will help increase the pace and ambition of the work we are doing through the Christchurch Call.”
Ardern’s role will be reviewed at the end of the year.
She is due to deliver her final speech at Parliament tomorrow and will formally leave politics next week.
15%? Can this be true?!
NZ is the canary in the transgender coalmine…15% of NZ 12 year olds now identify as trans. The Pied Piper was a morality tale, not a fairytale. Two decades of trans ideology and social engineering paid off #nzpol https://t.co/Ugt2j6MGEn pic.twitter.com/Sw1wmeuOuD
— Ian Wishart (@investigatemag) April 4, 2023
Kiwi kids have strong sense of ethnic, gender identity, study shows
Young people have a strong sense of who they are in terms of their ethnic and gender diversity, new research shows.
The research, published on Wednesday, is part of ‘Now We Are Twelve’ – the latest work by the longitudinal study Growing Up in New Zealand.
It surveyed 4500 12-year-olds and their whānau.
About a third of the young people said they belonged to more than one ethnic group.The majority reported feeling good, happy and proud of their ethnic identity – having a strong sense of cultural connectedness.
When asked about gender identity, 15% of the cohort selected an answer that wasn’t either ‘boy’ or ‘girl’.
