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A Different Kind of Power: Expert unpacks reactions to Ardern's memoir

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 3 Jun 2025, 6:19pm
Jacinda Ardern: Able to reach into a reserve of something that few of our leaders ever have. Photo / Jane Ussher
Jacinda Ardern: Able to reach into a reserve of something that few of our leaders ever have. Photo / Jane Ussher

A Different Kind of Power: Expert unpacks reactions to Ardern's memoir

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 3 Jun 2025, 6:19pm

Former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has released her highly-anticipated memoir today, with some reviewers disappointed.

A Different Kind of Power covers her tenure as Prime Minister, her Mormon upbringing, and navigating crises like the Covid-19 pandemic and Christchurch mosque attacks.

Political commentator Grant Duncan says the book lacks political revelations. 

"There's just no really juicy reveals in there - I mean, there are some interesting angles that kind of raised my eyebrows a little bit." 

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