Jacinda Ardern is quitting as New Zealand prime minister ahead of this year’s election saying she no longer has “enough in the tank” to lead.
Ms Ardern became the youngest female head of government in the world when she was elected prime minister in 2017, aged 37.
She steered New Zealand through the Covid-19 pandemic and its ensuing recession, the Christchurch mosque shootings, and the White Island volcanic eruption.
She said that after going on six years of big challenges, I am human.
Ms Ardern said the past five-and-a-half years had been the “most fulfilling” of her life, but leading the country during “crisis” had been difficult.
Labour MPs will vote to find her replacement on Sunday.
