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## New Zealand


* ![Rinda pineapple candy](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt315ac831d752d121/698a59e1b3fce36c790cd7d4/Rinda-Pineaple-candies.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 14, 2024  
## [New Zealand Charity Unknowingly Distributed Meth-laced Candy](https://time.com/7011016/new-zealand-charity-unknowingly-distributed-meth-laced-candy/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Anna Gordon
* ![Disposable e-cigarette](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaffdc08418941ccb/698a54f49d83e860c4b99e2b/disposable-vape.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 20, 2024  
## [New Zealand to Ban Disposable Vapes](https://time.com/6958616/new-zealand-disposable-vape-ban-smoking-youth/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Chad de Guzman
* ![No Smoking sign in Denver, Colorado](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb01d1d896827d6fd/698a42bd16d884cb28c3c858/GettyImages-1178613934.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 27, 2023  
## [New Zealand Scraps Generational Smoking Ban](https://time.com/6339910/new-zealand-scraps-generational-smoking-ban/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Armani Syed
* ![Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt843f7bedbd16c282/698a41dc457a524e97d681ad/Hana-Rawhiti-Maipi-Clarke.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 9, 2023  
## [Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke on Maori History and Engaging Youth in Politics](https://time.com/6333369/hana-rawhiti-maipi-clarke-new-zealand-maori-young/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Chad de Guzman
* ![Map of New Zealand on digital display](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte6bf942d95c80da6/698a3f77e6e84a47902b0607/new-zealand-intelligence-report-national-security.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 11, 2023  
## [New Zealand Accuses China, Russia, and Iran of Attempting Foreign Interference](https://time.com/6303977/new-zealand-foreign-interference-report-china/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Bloomberg  
* ![Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is sworn in during a swearing-in ceremony at Government House on Jan. 25, 2023 in Wellington, New Zealand.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9791188d6ef6add8/698a39c64ee262a06631b0cc/chris-hipkins-new-zealand.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 25, 2023  
## [Chris Hipkins Is New Zealand's New Leader](https://time.com/6250056/chris-hipkins-new-zealand-prime-minister/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Armani Syed
* ![Chris Hipkins Sworn-In As Prime Minister Of New Zealand](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte369cd97d26b3201/698a39c4db29870a5d268aa7/GettyImages-1459211462.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 25, 2023  
## [Jacinda Ardern May Need Ongoing Security as Private Citizen](https://time.com/6250008/jacinda-ardern-ongoing-security-threats/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Bloomberg
* ![New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern arrives to hold a news conference during the 2019 United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York City, Sept. 23, 2019. ](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt61688f69855665db/698a39a3cabb1d5d8be51149/what-jacinda-ardern-could-do-next-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 20, 2023  
## [What Jacinda Ardern Could Do Next](https://time.com/6248895/jacinda-ardern-resigns-future/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Belinda Luscombe
* ![New Zealand Government Considers Easing Of COVID Alert Level Restrictions](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2f58cd994d84d254/698a399d16d884efc7c3b799/GettyImages-1248083789.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 20, 2023  
## [These Are the Contenders to Replace Jacinda Ardern as New Zealand’s Prime Minister](https://time.com/6248712/who-could-replace-jacinda-ardern-new-zealand/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Amy Gunia
* ![New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces her resignation](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4df63fd5a40ac48d/698a3995096a947b376ad69b/GettyImages-1457516724.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 19, 2023  
## [How Jacinda Ardern Led With Her Humanity](https://time.com/6248497/jacinda-ardern-resignation-legacy/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Armani Syed  
* ![New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces her resignation](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt10f57cf281c9826f/698a39954ee262045d31b086/GettyImages-1457515502.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 19, 2023  
## [Jacinda Ardern to Resign as Prime Minister of New Zealand](https://time.com/6248305/jacinda-ardern-resigns-prime-minister-new-zealand/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Amy Gunia
* ![maori-language-new-zealand](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbf9aa33498737ec2/698a1586b21a9c7bdc504610/maori-language-new-zealand.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 21, 2020  
## [In New Zealand, 'Hello' Has Become 'Kia Ora'](https://time.com/5922833/new-zealand-maori-language/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Amy Gunia
* ![New Zealanders Head To The Polls To Vote In 2020 General Election](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6fe4e692939f1aea/698a134cb3fce33ccd0c7464/Jacinda-ardern-new-zealand-election-win.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 17, 2020  
## [Ardern Wins by Landslide in New Zealand](https://time.com/5900627/jacinda-ardern-wins-new-zealand-election/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Belinda Luscombe
* ![Jacinda Ardern Debate](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt312e83c473f234b3/698a12fe656a3f2a2dbda93e/jacinda-ardern-debate.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 12, 2020  
## [The NZ Election Is a Glimpse of Calmer Democracy](https://time.com/5897240/new-zealand-elections-ardern/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Amy Gunia
* ![Jacinda Ardern In Auckland As COVID-19 Alert Level Is Downgraded](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2ea8fb46e6f30d6a/698a11d2096a944e7b6a893f/jacinda-ardern-auckland-lockdown.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 31, 2020  
## [Auckland Exits COVID-19 Lockdown](https://time.com/5884996/new-zealand-auckland-coronavirus-lockdown/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Bloomberg

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