Jacinda Ardern : The Story of an Extraordinary Leader

In depth analysis of Jacinda Ardern's extraordinary leadership as Prime Minister of New Zealand.

Fully updated and revised edition, now including the 2020 election and New Zealand's Covid-19 response, the Whakaari/White Island tragedy, Ardern's shock resignation and what she's doing now. Michelle Duff delves into Ardern's beginnings in small-town New Zealand, and her path to becoming one of the country's best-known Prime Ministers.

Duff tracks Ardern's political career, her leadership during Covid-19 and growing international profile, as well as at-home backlash and her eventual resignation. Has Ardern really been a transcendent leader, and what enduring mark might she leave on the political landscape?

This is an engrossing and powerful exploration of one of the most intriguing political stories of our time - telling us as much about one young woman's ascendancy as it does about the country that elected her.