New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been named ‘Pacific Person of the Year’ by regional publication Islands Business magazine.
[…] Mr Pareti said Ms Ardern was given the 2019 title because of her work at the Pacific Islands Forum to bring consensus around the issue of climate change.
[…] Mr Pareti said her handling of the Christchurch terror attacks was also commendable.
[…] Mr Pareti said Ms Ardern had been a breath of fresh air in terms of political leadership in the islands.
“She is a young person, she is a woman, she is a mother. She has got everything that I guess one would wish upon a Pacific Island leader.
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