New Zealand gives former PM Ardern title of dame

NEW Zealand honoured former prime minister Jacinda Ardern with the title of dame today, citing her leadership after the 2019 Christchurch mosque massacre and during the Covid-19 pandemic.  

Ardern, 42, shocked New Zealand in January when she announced she was stepping down as prime minister and retiring from politics, saying she no longer had “enough in the tank”.   

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