Jacinda Adern
The role of Labour Leader is a high stakes position. Labour requires someone who can rebuild the Party's support base and reconnect with the voting public. Grant Robertson is the only Labour Leadership Candidate who has openly nominated the person he would like as his Deputy Leader. As a result, I asked Jacinda Adern the following questions.
Which NZ PM living or dead would you have lunch with and why?
Norman Kirk. Have you seen his interview with Frost? He was such a powerful leader and left a massive legacy in such a short period of time. I have always been fascinated by him.
What is you favourite book of all time?
Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing. I have always had a strange obsession with Antarctic exploration.
What are you reading at the moment?
It always takes me a long time to get through books outside of the summer months, so I have been making my way slowly through An Unsung Hero: Tom Crean - Antarctic Survivor by Michael Smith.
What motivated you to enter into politics?
A genuine belief that if you wanted to change things for the better, politics was the best place to make that happen. I joined at 17 and I still believe you can do a huge amount of good by participating in politics.
If you were PM what is the first thing you would do?
Set targets to reduce child poverty – and then do it.
What are the 3 key attributes politician needs to be a successful Labour Party leader?
A love of people, of Labour, and of working long hours.
What do you think have been the most significant changes to NZ politics over the past ten years?
I believe in legacy politics. Doing good for the long term. I think that has become harder in the fast paced environment we are now in. Decisions are made much more quickly, news cycles are faster, feedback loops are instant via social media – we have to figure out a way to make the big long term decisions (which may not have the short term gains) in spite of this new environment.
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