Jacinda Ardern joins star-studded Auckland Writers Festival line-up
The former PM is among big literary names, from Helen Garner and Mick Herron to Captain Underpants' author Dav Pilkey.
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The former PM is among big literary names, from Helen Garner and Mick Herron to Captain Underpants' author Dav Pilkey.

New Zealand has long struggled to keep its best and brightest with about 180 Kiwis leaving a day.
New Zealand's former prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, is now based in Australia.
Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is reportedly joining a trend of New Zealanders moving to Australia.

Exclusive: Former New Zealand PM ‘based out of Australia’ according to spokesperson, after rumours she was looking for houses in Sydney Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern is living in Australia with her family, a spokesperson has confirmed. “The family has been travelling for a few years now,” her office told the Guardian. “For the moment they’re basing themselves out of Australia – they have work there, and it brings the added bonus of more time back home in New Zealand.” ...

A record number of New Zealanders, including former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, are moving to Australia due to economic crisis, high living costs, and better opportunities, sparking a brain drain debate.

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's confirmed move to Australia is generating ongoing debate and speculation.

I overheard the news from Clarke Gayford on a dancefloor at 2am. I’m thrilled for our former first couple I got the news that Aotearoa’s most (internationally) famous prime minister is moving to Sydney in a way that is only possible in New Zealand. I was at the final Splore festival in Tāpapakanga at the weekend (one of our longest-running and arguably most beautiful festivals) when Clarke Gayford, Jacinda Ardern’s husband, popped up next to me on the dancefloor dressed as a giant toadstool. ...
Being close to New Zealand brings the "added bonus" of spending more time back home, a spokesman says.
Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was seen inspecting beach homes in Sydney, sparking speculation about her future residence.
Jacinda Ardern is up for a prize for her memoir, while author Catherine Chidgey could be the first person to win three prizes for fiction in the Ockhams.

Former PM is the latest addition to a wave of emigration spurred by weak economic prospects at home

Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand’s former leader, is basing her family in Australia “for the moment,” a spokesman said. She is part of a wave of Kiwis relocating to their larger neighbor.
Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has joined a trend of Kiwis moving to Australia.
Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern reflects on her 2023 resignation, stating that 'public life has become dehumanized' and she no longer had 'enough in the tank' to lead effectively.