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Name'Jacinda for PM' newspaper cutting
Production21 May 1997; New Zealand
Classificationclippings
Registration NumberGH018195
Credit lineGift of Jacinda Ardern and Clarke Gayford, 2018
Overview
This article was published on the occasion of Jacinda Ardern, a 6th Former at Morrinsville College, winning the United Nations Association of New Zealand speech competition. Her topic was 'Drug Abuse: The Human Scourge'.
The article reports that 'champion speechmaker... has a huge goal - to be New Zealand's first female Prime Minister'.
In 2017, Jacinda Ardern, a Labour Party MP, became New Zealand's third female Prime Minister, after Jenny Shipley and Helen Clark. The article demonstrates Jacinda Ardern's early interest in politics and her ability to shape and deliver an argument.