A new memoir by the former Prime Minister revisits her time in office but doesn’t explain the confounding transformation the country underwent during COVID.

Jacinda Ardern was elevated to her nation's highest office with dizzying speed. As chronicled in this sharp documentary, she made the opportunity count.

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.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to former Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern about balancing leadership and motherhood. Jacinda Ardern tells a story about being locked in a political ...

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

The first time I saw Jacinda Ardern speak, ... And with that came a sudden possibility: that the model of leadership I’d grown up with might not be the only one. Ardern in 2012.

Jacinda Ardern reflects on leadership, motherhood, and new memoir, "A Different Kind of Power" Posted: June 3, 2025 | Last updated: June 3, 2025.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern says we need to radically re-think our ideas about what makes a successful political leader. "I want to bring into question those old assumptions ...

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.

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.