Virus threatens to kill Ardern’s big plans after crushing NZ election win

ANALYSIS | Her leadership might have united Kiwis in crisis, but critics doubt her ability to deliver a recovery

18 October 2020 - 19:03 By Praveen Menon

Jacinda Ardern’s landslide election win gives her a mandate for the transformational change she has been promising New Zealand for three years, but the Covid-19 pandemic may limit what she can actually do...

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