Jacinda Ardern

Could it be that she feels a modicum of guilt? She is now tightening up NZ gun laws, something which should have been done long ago. Who exactly needs assault rifles and automatic weapons? This atrocity has been a wake-up call to her and her complacent government.

How right you are GillT57 and it gets more depressing every day.

Yes I’m sorry for my contribution. I can’t believe how young she is ( in years) and how old in wisdom and maturity. Her parents must be so proud of her.

Why don't we just concentrate on looking at Jacinda Ardern and seeing how a politician can get it right and pull a nation together at a time of crisis?

Realy maryeliza acceptable to bring Johnson into thread but not Corbyn, Johnson was brought into it because he is ‘an Oaf’ , I just repeated Corbyn’s chosen words to victims of a disaster , just comparing different words to express sympathy.

Just put a sock in it ab this is not the thread to yet again indulge in your hatred of JC - a disrespectful post - have you no shame?

Short answer is YES but they won’t.

Couldn't have put it better GillT57 're your post of 15.58. Well said.

Yes you are right,*Maryeliza*. The comparison between NZ and our politicians is depressing.

She didn’t do a Corbyn ‘ I feel your pain’

BJ can’t learn anything from anyone as he thinks he knows it all along with JRM

She acts with integrity and intelligence and it is very sad that this is so rare that we are all commenting on it. Oafs like Boris J could learn a lot from her.

BBC tv news coverage so often treats us as if we, the viewing public, are quite frankly, stupid! If it weren't for the occasional good drama I'd stop paying the license fee and avoid BBC altogether! Yes Jacinda Ardern does show the admirable qualities, empathy, compassion, integrity and plain common decency, that so many of our own sad bunch of incompetent, self serving politicians lack. If I was younger I'd emigrate to NZ!

Although, when the BBC reported on her wish not to have the name repeated, they said it several times to make sure we understood

Another thing I read was that when she went to CC, she took the leaders of all the other political parties with her on the visit.

I have been very impressed by Jacinda Adhern. It’s not rocket science yet so many cannot do empathy. Also worried about the fact that I agree with varian. There myust be common ground, just a case of finding it.

I was impressed with the excerpt I saw of her speech on TV (haven't opened the link) I am with her feelings that the perpetrator shouldn't be given notoriety by having his name mentioned several times.
I also think it's great that there is a person signing on the platform during the TV coverage I've seen from NZ

What a woman . The New Zealanders are so fortunate to have her as their leader. Her response to this week's horror incident was impeccable.