Jacinda Ardern
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169 appearances
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first heard Jun 2025
last heard 13 Apr
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When I became Prime Minister, I was fed up.
I was fed up with the fact that gang members operated as if they were above the law.
And as of today, the free ride for gangs is over.
Because if you're part of a gang and you're convicted of a crime, your sentence could be a lot tougher.
And that's because just being part of a gang will be an aggravating factor at sentencing before a judge.
Gang patches are now banned in public places.
We've given police more powers to stop gang members from congregating in public and courts the power to stop gang members from associating or communicating.
If I could distill it down into one concept that we are pursuing in New Zealand, it is simple and it is this. Kindness.
How do we shine a light on the humanity that I know is still there and amongst everything else?
It is. It is genuinely a breathtaking place. And with beautiful people too.
I do think the people, you know, and that is something that I've missed since I've been away. But, you know, you can still spot a New Zealander when you're out in the world often. You know, little things. I'll be walking through an airport. Recently, I saw someone walk past me with a... with a piece of greenstone, pounamu, around their neck.
And I just yelled, kia ora, and then you just hear a kia ora ring out back in response. You know, wherever you are in the world, there's that affinity because you come from such a special place.
And I think appreciated and appreciated. for the most part, cares for it as well. And you would have seen the natural beauty. We feel, I think, lucky to have that.
And cows. And cows. Let's not forget. But I remember seeing recently that you had planned or at least wanted to hike in New Zealand to mark your birthday. Oh, yes, I'm still planning on it. But you said you couldn't find anyone to hike with. There are five million people. Who would be willing to hike with me. Who would be willing to hike with you.
I do. Being in Boston? I do. I miss the people. I miss the place. But it'll always be home and I'll be back. And you'll be back.
I don't know whether I'm meant to share the iterative process. You know, I remember one of the early titles I floated with the publisher. Was? Run. It was just... And they said to me, but it might convey that people should, you know, turn their back on challenging opportunities.
And I said, well, that's part of the appeal for me, because actually my first instinct when faced with really, you know, huge responsibility was run. But actually, I also wanted it to be a call to action, you know, to push through that, to take on the opportunity to run for elected office or whatever might come your way. But in the end decided it might be misconstrued as a jogging book.
And so we ended with this. And for me, I think a different kind of power, I... You know, I think I could go as far back as to say I really grew up with a series of character traits that over the years I believed were weaknesses. Things that I thought would hold me back in life, you know, a lack of confidence being a significant one.
You know, I was 14 years old when someone first used the term imposter syndrome. And it was just like something clicked. Suddenly I had words to describe how I'd felt for every speech competition I did or any challenge where I just had a bit of a seed of doubt and a fear that something might expose that I shouldn't be there. I think a lot of people have it. I know a lot of people have it.
But we don't talk about it because we have that fear that if you are too articulated, that that will be a sign of weakness, that people will lack confidence in you.
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