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When organisers at the PEPANZ offices became aware of the email, they quickly informed delegates that the conference had not been called off and the event went ahead as planned.<\/p>\n<p>Penwarden claims the fake letter was never intended to deceive or be believed, but that it was a \u201csatirical protest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like to think I was a threat to this industry, but for goodness sake, I\u2019m 52kg, five foot three inches high, and 64,\u201d Penwarden told the Guardian.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are the biggest polluting companies in our entire world. I felt it was important that they heard from little grandmothers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite her lawyer arguing that the letter was never intended to seem legitimate, Penwarden has been charged with two counts of forgery.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, a court in the Dunedin district found her guilty of making a forged document and using a forged document.<\/p>\n<p>Penwarden\u2019s sentencing is set for September and the maximum penalty is ten years in prison.<\/p>\n<h2>What did the activist write in her false letter to oil delegates?<\/h2><p>Penwarden marked her letter as \u201curgent\u201d and began formally, notifying delegates of the cancellation of the petroleum conference and apologising for the inconvenience.<\/p>\n<p>The ending of the email raised suspicions, however.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are deeply concerned at the rapidly accelerating social and political changes engulfing us, highlighted by many of our own children preparing to strike from school to demand a safe future,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite our best efforts at secrecy, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//05//29//they-need-to-be-protected-un-speaks-out-after-germany-raids-homes-of-climate-activists/">activists have discovered this year\u2019s conference and were yet again planning noise and disruption. But there is a silver lining to all of this: we will not be there to listen to that incessant chanting.\u201d<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7655294,7664548\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//06//09//greta-is-graduating-swedish-climate-activist-stages-final-school-strike-for-the-climate/">Greta is graduating: Swedish climate activist stages final school strike for the climate<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//06//12//air-traffic-is-booming-again-and-environment-activists-arent-happy/">Air traffic is booming again and environment activists aren't happy<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Although he believed the letter to be real, chief scientist for Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) Australia, Dr Andrew Long, questioned if the email account had been \u201chijacked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In June 2020, seven months after the conference, police sequestered Penwarden\u2019s laptop and phone where they found several drafts of the letter and an article detailing <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//05//22//activists-wade-into-romes-trevi-fountain-to-warn-of-the-black-future-that-awaits-mankind/">environmental concerns<\/strong><\/a> about the conference.<\/p>\n<p>Penwarden says the charges have \u201castonished\u201d her but not made her any less determined.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a motivation for me to continue doing what I do,\u2019\u2019 said Penwarden from outside court.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1686825962,"updatedAt":1687265562,"publishedAt":1686827064,"firstPublishedAt":1686827069,"lastPublishedAt":1687265562,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Matthew Ansley","altText":"Penwarden\u2019s sentencing is set for September and the maximum penalty is ten years in prison. 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Back in May 2018 and 2019, Germany already returned to New Zealand a Maori skull which had been bought by a Cologne professor from a London dealer in 1908 and several artefacts which had been looted or traded in the 19th century. \n\nThe latest batch of ancestral remains arrived in New Zealand on Wednesday, according to the country's Ambassador to Germany Craig Hawke. A private ceremony attended by Hawke was organised in Germany to bid farewell to the remains as they embarked on the repatriation journey to \u201cAotearoa\u201d\u00a0 -- the contemporary Maori language name for New Zealand. \n\nHawke remarked that the remains of the Indigenous people had spent \u201cmore than a century away from their homeland\u201d and that their return showed the \u201cmature and close relationship\u201d between the two countries. \n\n\u201cOur relationship goes deeper than a traditional diplomatic relationship, to one of culture, science and knowledge exchange. These repatriations are a poignant example of our collaborative partnership,\u201d Hawke said. \n\nOnce in New Zealand, the remains will be taken over by Te Papa, the country\u2019s national museum, together with other artefacts and cultural treasures which were in Germany\u2019s possession. They were previously owned by Germany\u2019s Grassi Museum, Leipzig, the Reiss Engelhorn Museum, Mannheim, Linden Museum, the Stuttgart State Museum of Natural History, the Georg August University in Gottingen, the Roemer und Pelizaeus Museum, Hildesheim, and Museum Wiesbaden. \n\nTe Papa announced that the remains were welcomed back home with a special repatriation ceremony. \n\n\u201cAs we celebrate 70 years of diplomatic relations between Aotearoa New Zealand and Germany, these repatriations demonstrate the mature and close relationship we share,\u201d said the Te Papa museum\u2019s head of repatriation, Te Herekiekie Haerehuka Herewini. \n\nThe museum has received more than 600 returned ancestral remains since its foundation in 2003, the latest of which -- before the German one -- was from France. The Quai Branly Museum in Paris reluctantly returned to New Zealand 20 mummified tattooed heads of Indigenous individuals -- known as Toi moko -- in 2012, after a four-year political struggle. \n\nLast December, Germany returned 20 Benin bronzes to Nigeria , in what foreign minister Annalena Baerbock called an effort to address the country\u2019s dark colonial times. While Germany had not directly stolen the bronze sculptures from the Kingdom of Benin -- British troops had done that -- the country had ended up with custody of some of the bronzes. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>The remains of 95 Maori and Moriori people, including six mummified tattooed heads, will no longer be exhibited in seven museums and universities in Germany, thousands of kilometres away from their homeland, after they\u2019ve finally made their way back to New Zealand today.<\/p>\n<p>The move is part of Germany\u2019s plan to return stolen or improperly acquired indigenous articles to their countries of origin. Back in May 2018 and 2019, Germany already returned to New Zealand a Maori skull which had been bought by a Cologne professor from a London dealer in 1908 and several artefacts which had been looted or traded in the 19th century.<\/p>\n<p>The latest batch of ancestral remains arrived in New Zealand on Wednesday, according to the country&#039;s Ambassador to Germany Craig Hawke. A private ceremony attended by Hawke was organised in Germany to bid farewell to the remains as they embarked on the repatriation journey to \u201cAotearoa\u201d\u00a0 -- the contemporary Maori language name for New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>Hawke remarked that the remains of the Indigenous people had spent \u201cmore than a century away from their homeland\u201d and that their return showed the \u201cmature and close relationship\u201d between the two countries.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1668268146816417795\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur relationship goes deeper than a traditional diplomatic relationship, to one of culture, science and knowledge exchange. These repatriations are a poignant example of our collaborative partnership,\u201d Hawke said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1668262025418481666\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Once in New Zealand, the remains will be taken over by Te Papa, the country\u2019s national museum, together with other artefacts and cultural treasures which were in Germany\u2019s possession. They were previously owned by Germany\u2019s Grassi Museum, Leipzig, the Reiss Engelhorn Museum, Mannheim, Linden Museum, the Stuttgart State Museum of Natural History, the Georg August University in Gottingen, the Roemer und Pelizaeus Museum, Hildesheim, and Museum Wiesbaden.<\/p>\n<p>Te Papa announced that the remains were welcomed back home with a special repatriation ceremony.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1668891022678687744\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs we celebrate 70 years of diplomatic relations between Aotearoa New Zealand and Germany, these repatriations demonstrate the mature and close relationship we share,\u201d said the Te Papa museum\u2019s head of repatriation, Te Herekiekie Haerehuka Herewini.<\/p>\n<p>The museum has received more than 600 returned ancestral remains since its foundation in 2003, the latest of which -- before the German one -- was from France. The Quai Branly Museum in Paris reluctantly returned to New Zealand 20 mummified tattooed heads of Indigenous individuals -- known as Toi moko -- in 2012, after a four-year political struggle.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//67//63//78//808x454_cmsv2_3c3cebd1-7cd3-51de-95bb-f1f40d8e0872-7676378.jpg/" alt=\"AFP\/Marty Melville\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/63\/78\/384x216_cmsv2_3c3cebd1-7cd3-51de-95bb-f1f40d8e0872-7676378.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/63\/78\/640x360_cmsv2_3c3cebd1-7cd3-51de-95bb-f1f40d8e0872-7676378.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/63\/78\/750x422_cmsv2_3c3cebd1-7cd3-51de-95bb-f1f40d8e0872-7676378.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/63\/78\/828x466_cmsv2_3c3cebd1-7cd3-51de-95bb-f1f40d8e0872-7676378.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/63\/78\/1080x608_cmsv2_3c3cebd1-7cd3-51de-95bb-f1f40d8e0872-7676378.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/63\/78\/1200x675_cmsv2_3c3cebd1-7cd3-51de-95bb-f1f40d8e0872-7676378.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/67\/63\/78\/1920x1080_cmsv2_3c3cebd1-7cd3-51de-95bb-f1f40d8e0872-7676378.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">French Ambassador to New Zealand Francis Etienne carries one of 20 Maori Toi Moko from the Marae after a Maori welcome ceremony at Te Papa Museum in 2012.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AFP\/Marty Melville<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Last December, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2022//08//26//germany-nigeria-bronzes/">Germany returned 20 Benin bronzes to Nigeria<\/strong><\/a>, in what foreign minister Annalena Baerbock called an effort to address the country\u2019s dark colonial times. While Germany had not directly stolen the bronze sculptures from the Kingdom of Benin -- British troops had done that -- the country had ended up with custody of some of the bronzes.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1686740080,"updatedAt":1686754766,"publishedAt":1686754754,"firstPublishedAt":1686754766,"lastPublishedAt":1686754766,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AFP\/Marty Melville","altText":"Members of The Tainui Waka Alliance tribe welcome the 20 Maori mummified tattooed heads returned from France in 2012. ","callToActionText":null,"width":1600,"caption":"Members of The Tainui Waka Alliance tribe welcome the 20 Maori mummified tattooed heads returned from France in 2012. 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of a month-long survey of the weight and balance of its planes before takeoff.","keySentence":"","url":"air-new-zealand-weighing-passengers-before-boarding-international-flights","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/05\/31\/air-new-zealand-weighing-passengers-before-boarding-international-flights","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The airline wants to weigh 10,000 passengers but the good news for those self-conscious about their weight is that there will be no public display of the results.\u00a0 \n\nWeigh-in data will remain anonymous even to airline staff.\u00a0 \n\n\"It's important because we need to know the weights of everything that goes on board our aircraft and for passengers or customers, crew and their cabin bags, we use an average weight and that average weight comes from this survey,\" Air New Zealand's Load Control Specialist Alastair James told TVNZ. \n\nIn fact, the numbers are required by the nation's industry watchdog, the Civil Aviation Authority. \n\nUnder the authority's rules, airlines have various options to estimate passenger weight. \n\nOne option is to periodically carry out surveys like Air New Zealand is doing to establish an average weight. \n\nAnother option is to accept a standard weight set by the authority. \n\nCurrently, the authority's designated weight for people 13 and over is 86 kilograms (190 pounds), including carry-on luggage. \n\nThe authority last changed the average passenger weight in 2004, increasing it from 77 kilograms (170 pounds). \n\nHealth statistics show New Zealanders are becoming heavier. \n\nThe latest national health survey put the adult obesity rate at 34%, up from 31% a year earlier. \n\nChildhood obesity rates increased to 13%, up from 10% a year earlier. \n\nCustomers on Air New Zealand domestic flights were asked to weigh in a couple of years ago. \n\nJames said there was nothing for passengers to fear by stepping on the scales. \n\nThe airline said the survey began this week and will run through 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authority.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the authority&#039;s designated weight for people 13 and over is 86 kilograms (190 pounds), including carry-on luggage.<\/p>\n<p>The authority last changed the average passenger weight in 2004, increasing it from 77 kilograms (170 pounds).<\/p>\n<p>Health statistics show New Zealanders are becoming heavier.<\/p>\n<p>The latest national health survey put the adult obesity rate at 34%, up from 31% a year earlier.<\/p>\n<p>Childhood obesity rates increased to 13%, up from 10% a year earlier.<\/p>\n<p>Customers on Air New Zealand domestic flights were asked to weigh in a couple of years ago.<\/p>\n<p>James said there was nothing for passengers to fear by stepping on the scales.<\/p>\n<p>The airline said the survey began this week and will run through July 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flying?","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"This airline is asking passengers to step on the scales - here\u2019s why","titleListing2":"Why are Air New Zealand passengers being asked to weigh themselves before flying?","leadin":"The carrier says it recognises that stepping on the scales can be \u2018daunting\u2019, but there are important safety reasons for it.","summary":"The carrier says it recognises that stepping on the scales can be \u2018daunting\u2019, but there are important safety reasons for it.","keySentence":"","url":"why-are-air-new-zealand-passengers-being-asked-to-weigh-themselves-before-flying","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/2023\/05\/30\/why-are-air-new-zealand-passengers-being-asked-to-weigh-themselves-before-flying","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Thousands of passengers flying with Air New Zealand will be asked to weigh themselves before stepping aboard next month. \n\nGetting through an airport can be stressful enough, especially for over-packers , so it\u2019s worth noting from the get-go that the passenger weight survey is completely voluntary. \n\nBut there are valuable reasons for the initiative, which is required by New Zealand \u2019s Civil Aviation Authority. \n\n\u201cWe know stepping on the scales can be daunting. We want to reassure our customers [that] there is no visible display anywhere. No one can see your weight - not even us. It\u2019s completely anonymous,\u201d says Alastair James, Air New Zealand\u2019s load control improvement specialist. \n\n\u201cIt\u2019s simple, it\u2019s voluntary, and by weighing in, you\u2019ll be helping us to fly you safely and efficiently, every time.\u201d \n\nPassengers departing from Auckland International Airport from the start of June until 2 July will be invited onto the scales - with their hand luggage - outside the gate lounge of selected flights. \n\nWhy do airlines need to know how much passengers weigh? \n\nAir New Zealand says the survey will help ensure \u201cthe safe and efficient operation of the aircraft\u201d. \n\nFor planes to do their gravity-defying work, it\u2019s important for pilots to know the weight and balance of the loaded aircraft. \n\n\u201cWe weigh everything that goes on the aircraft, from the cargo to the meals onboard, to the luggage in the hold. For customers, crew and cabin bags , we use average weights, which we get from doing this survey,\u201d explains James. \n\nCurrently, airlines use \u201cassumed mass\u201d, estimating the total weight of the passengers by using set figures. \n\nBut it helps to check in with passengers\u2019 bodies every now and then, to see if our average weight has changed. Fliers on New Zealand \u2019s domestic network were weighed in 2021, but international travellers haven\u2019t yet stepped onto the scales post-pandemic. \n\nHow could knowing fliers\u2019 weights help cut carbon? \n\nAirlines err on the side of over-estimating their planes\u2019 total weight to be cautious. \n\nEach passenger is typically assumed to weigh 88 kg; or 93 kg for men and 75 kg for women. \n\nBut if a pilot knows the plane is carrying less weight than the assumed mass, they can load less fuel accordingly. \n\nNick Brasier, chief operating officer of British tech start-up Fuel Matrix previously told UK paper the Independent that airlines currently load about 1 per cent more fuel than they need. Consequently, they burn up to 0.5 per cent more fuel in carrying the surplus. \n\nThough it might sound small, the fuel savings are significant when totted up. Since airlines spend an estimated \u20ac186 billion on fuel every year, the potential saving is up to \u20ac930 million. \n\nThis translates into valuable carbon savings too. A commonly-used Boeing 747-400 jumbo jet carries 240,000 litres of jet fuel (about a tenth of an Olympic swimming pool), burning through it at a rate of four litres per second. \n\nFlying from Auckland to Los Angeles and back - a 24-hour round trip - generates more than 2,000 kg of CO2 emissions per passenger, according to an estimate using data from German nonprofit Atmosfair. \n\nBrasier is all for adding passenger weight into an aircraft\u2019s analytics, which he says could also help distribute people around the plane. \n\nAt present, it\u2019s very rare for airlines to weigh passengers before a flight - except for smaller jets where fine-tuning is essential. \n\nBut there are a number of precedents for Air New Zealand\u2019s approach. At Helsinki Airport in 2017, for example, Finnair passengers were asked to step onto weighing scales as part of a similar voluntary survey. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Thousands of passengers flying with Air New Zealand will be asked to weigh themselves before stepping aboard next month.<\/p>\n<p>Getting through an airport can be stressful enough, especially for <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//12//23//save-time-and-avoid-the-chaos-heres-how-i-packed-for-a-week-away-with-only-hand-luggage/">over-packers, so it\u2019s worth noting from the get-go that the passenger weight survey is completely voluntary.<\/p>\n<p>But there are valuable reasons for the initiative, which is required by <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//10//24//new-zealand-overtourism-residents-plead-with-tourists-to-tread-lightly-and-leave-no-trace/">New Zealand<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s Civil Aviation Authority.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know stepping on the scales can be daunting. We want to reassure our customers [that] there is no visible display anywhere. No one can see your weight - not even us. It\u2019s completely anonymous,\u201d says Alastair James, Air New Zealand\u2019s load control improvement specialist.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7640482,7626384\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//05//30//barcelona-ibiza-madrid-flash-floods-trigger-travel-warnings-in-popular-holiday-destination/">Barcelona, Ibiza, Madrid: Flash floods trigger travel warnings in popular holiday destinations<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//05//25//audio-leaked-of-airline-crew-allegedly-discriminating-against-non-english-speaking-passeng/">Audio leaked of airline crew allegedly discriminating against non-English speaking passengers<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s simple, it\u2019s voluntary, and by weighing in, you\u2019ll be helping us to fly you safely and efficiently, every time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Passengers departing from Auckland International Airport from the start of June until 2 July will be invited onto the scales - with their hand luggage - outside the gate lounge of selected flights.<\/p>\n<h2>Why do airlines need to know how much passengers weigh?<\/h2><p>Air New Zealand says the survey will help ensure \u201cthe safe and efficient operation of the aircraft\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>For planes to do their gravity-defying work, it\u2019s important for pilots to know the weight and balance of the loaded aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe weigh everything that goes on the aircraft, from the cargo to the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//01//10//should-you-skip-the-inflight-meal-this-airline-says-its-the-ethical-choice/">meals onboard, to the luggage in the hold. For customers, crew and cabin <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//10//13//airtags-smart-bags-and-lithium-batteries-airlines-electronic-rules-explained/">bags, we use average weights, which we get from doing this survey,\u201d explains James.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, airlines use \u201cassumed mass\u201d, estimating the total weight of the passengers by using set figures.<\/p>\n<p>But it helps to check in with passengers\u2019 bodies every now and then, to see if our average weight has changed. Fliers on <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//03//21//when-can-residents-and-tourists-return-to-new-zealand-and-australia/">New Zealand<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s domestic network were weighed in 2021, but international travellers haven\u2019t yet stepped onto the scales post-pandemic.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7640322\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//05//30//a-sign-of-things-to-come-flight-cancellations-spark-fears-of-another-summer-of-travel-chao/">A sign of things to come? Flight cancellations spark fears of another summer of travel chaos<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>How could knowing fliers\u2019 weights help cut carbon?<\/h2><p>Airlines err on the side of over-estimating their planes\u2019 total weight to be cautious.<\/p>\n<p>Each passenger is typically assumed to weigh 88 kg; or 93 kg for men and 75 kg for women.<\/p>\n<p>But if a <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//09//13//are-pilots-out-of-practise-heres-how-the-pandemic-affected-flight-safety/">pilot knows the plane is carrying less weight than the assumed mass, they can load less fuel accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>Nick Brasier, chief operating officer of British tech start-up Fuel Matrix previously told UK paper the Independent that airlines currently load about 1 per cent more <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//06//20//sustainable-aviation-fuels-in-australia-boosted-by-multi-million-dollar-deal-with-qantas-a/">fuel than they need. Consequently, they burn up to 0.5 per cent more fuel in carrying the surplus.<\/p>\n<p>Though it might sound small, the fuel savings are significant when totted up. Since airlines spend an estimated \u20ac186 billion on fuel every year, the potential saving is up to \u20ac930 million.<\/p>\n<p>This translates into valuable carbon savings too. A commonly-used Boeing 747-400 jumbo jet carries 240,000 litres of jet fuel (about a tenth of an Olympic swimming pool), burning through it at a rate of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.bbc.com//future//article//20210525-how-aviation-is-reducing-its-climate-emissions/">four litres<\/strong><\/a> per second.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7630378\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//05//28//the-trip-of-a-lifetime-how-i-travelled-europe-for-a-month-with-a-family-of-five-for-just-6/">/u2018The trip of a lifetime\u2019: How I travelled Europe for a month with a family of five for just \u20ac645<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Flying from Auckland to Los Angeles and back - a 24-hour round trip - generates more than 2,000 kg of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//05//04//co2-emissions-just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg-for-the-climate-cost-of-air-travel/">CO2 emissions<\/strong><\/a> per passenger, according to an estimate using data from German nonprofit Atmosfair.<\/p>\n<p>Brasier is all for adding passenger weight into an aircraft\u2019s analytics, which he says could also help distribute people around the plane.<\/p>\n<p>At present, it\u2019s very rare for airlines to weigh passengers before a flight - except for smaller jets where fine-tuning is essential.<\/p>\n<p>But there are a number of precedents for Air New Zealand\u2019s approach. 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Its first use in the English language can be traced back to the British explorer, Captain James Cook\u2019s journal, from the 18th century. \n\nOther words included in this update also refer to concepts of M\u0101ori land ownership and sovereignty, such as \u2018rohe\u2019 which refers to \"a M\u0101ori tribal boundary\", first used in 1942, and \u2018rangatiratanga\u2019 transliterally meaning \"chieftain\" or \"nobility\" but specifically used to refer to the right to self-determination of the M\u0101ori people. \n\nSeveral of the nouns in this new addition are also related to M\u0101ori customs such as \u2018powhiri\u2019 (a M\u0101ori welcoming ceremony), 'koha', defined in the OED as \"a gift; an offering, donation, or contribution\", and \u2018wharekai\u2019, defined as \"a building in a M\u0101ori settlement or community\". \n\n\"The OED will record even more M\u0101ori contributions to the lexicon as it continues to monitor the evolution of English in this part of the world,\" says the Oxford University Press. \n\nWho are the M\u0101ori? \n\nThe M\u0101oris are indigenous Polynesian people who have inhabited mainland New Zealand since 1320 when their ancestors are believed to have arrived to the island country in fleets of large canoes called \u2018Wakas\u2019 (in the Te Reo M\u0101ori language) from a mythical homeland called Hawaiki. \n\nOver centuries of isolation from the rest of the world, the M\u0101ori developed their own culture, language, mythology, and craft, which are distinct from other Polynesian groups who live on other islands in the Pacific. \n\nEarly contact with Europeans began in the 18th century - ranging from beneficial trade to violent encounters. This was the first time that the various tribes living in New Zealand started identifying themselves with one name - M\u0101ori meaning \u2018ordinary\u2019. \n\nRelations between the M\u0101ori and European settlers - who the M\u0101ori referred to as \u2018Pakeha\u2019 - remained mostly cordial during the early colonial period until 1860 when the rising number of settlers and disputes over land bought from the M\u0101ori led to the New Zealand Wars (1845-1872).\u00a0 \n\nFollowing the wars, many M\u0101ori lands were taken by the Pakeha who tried to assimilate the M\u0101oris into their culture by banning the use of the Te Reo M\u0101ori language and replacing Tohungas (expert practitioners of a particular skill especially medicine) with Western medicine.\u00a0 \n\nBy 1896, New Zealand\u2019s M\u0101ori population was 42,113 compared to a Pakeha population of 700,000. The M\u0101ori population was also hit intensely by the 1918 influenza pandemic when death rates among the M\u0101ori were 4.5 times higher than the Pakeha. Nonetheless, the M\u0101ori population recovered in the 20th century, and underwent a cultural revival in the 1960s. Influential M\u0101ori leaders fought for social justice against historical grievances leading to the New Zealand government signing many treaty settlements, especially land deals. \n\nThe M\u0101oris are now a minority in New Zealand, numbering up to 892,200 - or 17.2% of the total population according to a June 2022 survey. Decades of co-existing with the Pakeha have led to the assimilation of words from Te Reo M\u0101ori into the English language spoken in New Zealand. \n\nCommon M\u0101ori words used by both M\u0101ori and Pakeha English-speakers in New Zealand include aroha (love), iwi (tribe), kai (food), koha (gift\/ present), and maounga (mountain). 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Its first use in the English language can be traced back to the British explorer, Captain James Cook\u2019s journal, from the 18th century.<\/p>\n<p>Other words included in this update also refer to concepts of M\u0101ori land ownership and sovereignty, such as \u2018rohe\u2019 which refers to \"a M\u0101ori tribal boundary\", first used in 1942, and \u2018rangatiratanga\u2019 transliterally meaning \"chieftain\" or \"nobility\" but specifically used to refer to the right to self-determination of the M\u0101ori people.<\/p>\n<p>Several of the nouns in this new addition are also related to M\u0101ori customs such as \u2018powhiri\u2019 (a M\u0101ori welcoming ceremony), &#039;koha&#039;, defined in the OED as \"a gift; an offering, donation, or contribution\", and \u2018wharekai\u2019, defined as \"a building in a M\u0101ori settlement or community\".<\/p>\n<p>\"The OED will record even more M\u0101ori contributions to the lexicon as it continues to monitor the evolution of English in this part of the world,\" says the Oxford University Press.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Who are the M\u0101ori?<\/strong><\/h2><p>The M\u0101oris are indigenous Polynesian people who have inhabited mainland New Zealand since 1320 when their ancestors are believed to have arrived to the island country in fleets of large canoes called \u2018Wakas\u2019 (in the Te Reo M\u0101ori language) from a mythical homeland called Hawaiki.<\/p>\n<p>Over centuries of isolation from the rest of the world, the M\u0101ori developed their own culture, language, mythology, and craft, which are distinct from other Polynesian groups who live on other islands in the Pacific.<\/p>\n<p>Early contact with Europeans began in the 18th century - ranging from beneficial trade to violent encounters. 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We thank everyone for ongoing patience,\u201d the airport wrote. \n\n\u201cUnfortunately, due to earlier flooding in the baggage hall, we are currently unable to return checked luggage to you,\u201d the airport wrote. \u201cYour airline will make arrangements for its return at a later time.\u201d \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Authorities said Saturday that three people had died and at least one was missing after record levels of rainfall pounded New Zealand\u2019s largest city, causing widespread disruption.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Chris Hipkins flew to Auckland on a military plane after a state of emergency was declared in the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur priority is to ensure that Aucklanders are safe, that they\u2019re housed and that they have access to the essential services that they need,\u201d Hipkins said.<\/p>\n<p>He said the city was in for a big cleanup and that people should remain indoors if possible. 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They said fire and emergency crews found a third body after a landslide brought down a house in the suburb of Remuera. One person remained missing after being swept away by floodwaters, police said.<\/p>\n<p>Fire and Emergency New Zealand said crews had responded to more than 700 incidents across the region, and staff had taken more than 2,000 emergency calls.<\/p>\n<p>Air New Zealand said it resumed domestic flights in and out of Auckland on Saturday afternoon but wasn\u2019t sure when international flights would resume.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe flooding has had a huge impact on our Auckland operations,\u201d said David Morgan, the airline\u2019s chief operational integrity and safety officer. \u201cWe\u2019re working on getting customers to their final destinations and getting our crew and aircraft back in the right place. It might take a few days to get everything back on track.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a series of updates on Twitter, Auckland Airport said people could leave the airport early Saturday for their homes or accommodation after hundreds spent the night in the terminal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a long and challenging night at Auckland Airport. We thank everyone for ongoing patience,\u201d the airport wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, due to earlier flooding in the baggage hall, we are currently unable to return checked luggage to you,\u201d the airport wrote. \u201cYour airline will make arrangements for its return at a later time.\u201d<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1674892584,"updatedAt":1674932407,"publishedAt":1674932020,"firstPublishedAt":1674932028,"lastPublishedAt":1674932028,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP","altText":"Vehicles are stranded by flood water in Auckland, Saturday, Jan 28, 2023.","callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"caption":"Vehicles are stranded by flood water in Auckland, Saturday, Jan 28, 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He chose Carmel Sepuloni as his deputy, marking the first time a person with Pacific Island heritage has risen taken the post.","summary":"Hipkins was confirmed Sunday as New Zealand's next prime minister. He chose Carmel Sepuloni as his deputy, marking the first time a person with Pacific Island heritage has risen taken the post.","keySentence":"","url":"chris-hipkins-formally-confirmed-as-new-zealands-next-premier","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/01\/22\/chris-hipkins-formally-confirmed-as-new-zealands-next-premier","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Education Minister Chris Hipkins was formally confirmed Sunday as New Zealand's next prime minister following outgoing premier, Jacinda Ardern's, surprise resignation announcement last Thursday. \n\nAfter five and a half years in office, Ardern's plan to step down has shocked many. World leaders and political rivals have since praised her for her leadership during the country's most difficult moments including the Christchurch massacre in March 2019 and the COVID-19 pandemic. \n\n44-year-old Hipkins has named Carmel Sapuloni as his deputy. She is the first person of Pacific Island heritage to has taken the position. \n\nHipkins has the unanimous support of Labour Party lawmakers after he was the only candidate to enter the contest to replace Ardern. \n\nHipkins will be officially sworn into his new role on Wednesday. He will have less than nine months in office before contesting a tough general election in October, with opinion polls indicating his party is trailing its conservative opposition. \n\nThe lack of other candidates for the leadership race indicated that party lawmakers had rallied behind Hipkins to avoid a drawn-out contest and any sign of disunity following Ardern\u2019s departure. \n\n\u201cWe will deliver a very solid government that is focused on the bread-and-butter issues that matter to New Zealanders, that are relevant to the times that we are in now,\" Hipkins said. \"2017 was five-and-a-half years ago, and quite a lot has happened since then.\u201d \n\nOpposition leader Christopher Luxon told reporters he\u2019d congratulated Hipkins by text. 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","titleListing2":"'Tough and competent': Who is New Zealand's next prime minister Chris Hipkins?","leadin":"\"I hope New Zealanders see me as someone who is outspoken, unafraid to admit mistakes and who is self-deprecating,\" Hipkins told reporters.","summary":"\"I hope New Zealanders see me as someone who is outspoken, unafraid to admit mistakes and who is self-deprecating,\" Hipkins told reporters.","keySentence":"","url":"tough-and-competent-who-is-new-zealands-next-prime-minister-chris-hipkins","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/01\/21\/tough-and-competent-who-is-new-zealands-next-prime-minister-chris-hipkins","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Chris Hipkins is set to become New Zealand's next prime minister after emerging on Saturday as the only candidate to lead the ruling Labour Party. \n\nThe 44-year-old will replace Jacinda Ardern, loved by many, who made a shock announcement this week that she had 'no more in the tank' and was throwing in the towel.\u00a0 \n\n\"I hope New Zealanders see me as someone who is outspoken, unafraid to admit mistakes and who is self-deprecating,\" Hipkins told reporters after he had been selected.\u00a0 \n\nBut who is he?\u00a0 \n\nHipkins -- known as 'Chippy' -- became a household name during the COVID pandemic. He took a largely crisis management role, sealing the country's borders, and built a reputationfor competence in\u00a0tackling the virus.\u00a0 \n\nStill, this was not without the odd gaffe. At a press conference in August 2021, Hipkins made an X-rated\u00a0faux pas when he told people during a lockdown they could still go outside and \"spread their legs\" -- something which drew plenty of mirth online. \n\nHe admitted last year that people were fed up with tough pandemic restrictions, describing border closures as \"difficult\". \n\nDespite his role during the pandemic, Hipkins and other liberals stood in the shadow of Ardern, a global icon of the left who exemplified a new style of leadership. \n\n'Tough and competent' \n\nHipkins has served as Police Minister since June 2022, besides holding the education portfolio. \n\nHe is more of a centrist than Arden and is known as a political trouble-shooter, taking on a variety of roles to\u00a0iron out problems created by other lawmakers.\u00a0 \n\nHis role overseeing policing is significant, as crime has become a key criticism of Arden's government.\u00a0 \n\nPolitical columnist Josie Pagani called Hipkins \"sensitive, sympathetic, tough and competent\". \n\nThe 44-year describes himself as an 'outdoor enthusiast' who enjoys mountain biking, hiking and swimming. He studied politics and criminology at the University of Victoria and later worked in the industrial training sector. \n\nAlthough known as a kind and easy-going conversationalist, Hipkins was embroiled in high-profile feuds with Australia's former Conservative government. \n\nIn 2021, he accused Australia of \"exporting its rubbish\" to New Zealand -- a reference to Canberra's controversial policy of deporting criminals to their country of birth. \n\nA few years earlier, Hipkins was admonished by Ardern for his role in a dual citizenship scandal in the Australian Parliament. \n\nThen-deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce was forced to resign after information given to Hipkins revealed Joyce was a dual citizen of both Australia and New Zealand. \n\nAustralia forbids politicians from sitting in parliament if they hold dual nationality. \n\nAt the time, Ardern said Hipkins' actions were \"unacceptable\".\u00a0 \n\n'He is extremely capable' \n\nHipkins' political experience is seen by some commentators as a feather in his cap.\u00a0 \n\nPreviously, he served for more than five years as Minister of Education and Minister of Public Service.\u00a0Before becoming an MP in 2008, Hipkins was the senior adviser to two ministers and former Prime Minister Helen Clark.\u00a0 \n\nHe \u201cwill be an incredibly strong prime minister,\u201d said Justice Minister Kiri Allan, a Maori Labour MP, herself considered for the leader post.\u00a0 \n\n\"He is extremely capable and has proven himself for New Zealand as one of our most important ministers over the past six years.\"\u00a0 \n\nIt is not clear how he will lead, with Hipkins not getting drawn into discussing policy plans with reporters on Saturday.\u00a0 \n\nA lawmaker for 15 years, he is considered more centrist than Ardern and colleagues hope that he will appeal to a broad range of voters. \n\nBut the Labour politician faces an up hill struggle, with an upcoming election this year.\u00a0 \n\nOpinion polls have indicated that his party is trailing its main opponent, the conservative National Party. \n\nAmong his biggest challenges will be convincing voters that his party is managing the economy well. \n\nNew Zealand's unemployment rate is relatively low at 3.3%, but inflation is high at 7.2%.\u00a0 \n\nSome economists are predicting the country will go into recession this year. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Chris Hipkins is set to become New Zealand&#039;s next prime minister after emerging on Saturday as the only candidate to lead the ruling Labour Party.<\/p>\n<p>The 44-year-old will replace Jacinda Ardern, loved by many, who made a shock announcement this week that she had &#039;no more in the tank&#039; and was throwing in the towel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"I hope New Zealanders see me as someone who is outspoken, unafraid to admit mistakes and who is self-deprecating,\" Hipkins told reporters after he had been selected.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But who is he?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hipkins -- known as &#039;Chippy&#039; -- became a household name during the COVID pandemic. He took a largely crisis management role, sealing the country&#039;s borders, and built a reputationfor competence in\u00a0tackling the virus.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Still, this was not without the odd gaffe. At a press conference in August 2021, Hipkins made an X-rated\u00a0faux pas when he told people during a lockdown they could still go outside and \"spread their legs\" -- something which drew plenty of mirth online.<\/p>\n<p>He admitted last year that people were fed up with tough pandemic restrictions, describing border closures as \"difficult\".<\/p>\n<p>Despite his role during the pandemic, Hipkins and other liberals stood in the shadow of Ardern, a global icon of the left who exemplified a new style of leadership.<\/p>\n<h2>'Tough and competent'<\/h2><p>Hipkins has served as Police Minister since June 2022, besides holding the education portfolio.<\/p>\n<p>He is more of a centrist than Arden and is known as a political trouble-shooter, taking on a variety of roles to\u00a0iron out problems created by other lawmakers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His role overseeing policing is significant, as crime has become a key criticism of Arden&#039;s government.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Political columnist Josie Pagani called Hipkins \"sensitive, sympathetic, tough and competent\".<\/p>\n<p>The 44-year describes himself as an &#039;outdoor enthusiast&#039; who enjoys mountain biking, hiking and swimming. 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minister. \n\n\"I am entering now my sixth year in office, and for each of those years, I have given my absolute all,\" she said. \n\nShe also announced that New Zealand\u2019s 2023 general elections would be held on 14 October and that she would remain a lawmaker until then. \n\nHer announcement came as a shock to people throughout the nation of 5 million people. Although there had been some chatter in political circles that Ardern might resign before the next election, she\u2019d always maintained she planned to run again. \n\nIt\u2019s unclear who will take over as prime minister until the election. Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson announced that he won't contest the leadership of the Labour Party, throwing the competition open. \n\nArdern became an inspiration to women around the world after winning the top job in 2017 at the relatively young age of 37. The following year, she became just the second world leader to give birth while holding office. When she brought her infant daughter to the floor of the United Nations General Assembly in New York in 2018, it brought smiles to people everywhere. \n\nIn March 2019, Ardern faced one of the darkest days in New Zealand\u2019s history when a white supremacist gunman stormed two mosques in Christchurch and slaughtered 51 people. She was widely praised for the way she embraced the survivors and New Zealand\u2019s Muslim community in the aftermath. \n\nShe was lauded globally for her country\u2019s initial handling of the coronavirus pandemic after New Zealand managed for months to stop the virus at its borders. But she was forced to abandon that zero-tolerance strategy as more contagious variants spread and vaccines became widely available. \n\nGrowing domestic political pressure \n\nArdern faced growing anger at home from those who opposed coronavirus mandates and rules. A protest last year that began on Parliament\u2019s grounds lasted for more than three weeks and ended with protesters hurling rocks at police and setting fires to tents and mattresses as they were forced to leave. \n\nThe heated emotions around the coronavirus debate led to a level of vitriol directed at Ardern that had rarely been seen by other New Zealand leaders. This year, Ardern was forced to cancel an annual barbecue she hosts due to security fears. \n\nArdern had been facing tough reelection prospects. Her liberal Labour Party won reelection two years ago in a landslide of historic proportions, but recent polls have put her party behind its conservative rivals. \n\nArdern said the role required having a reserve to face the unexpected. \n\n\u201cBut I am not leaving because it was hard. Had that been the case I probably would have departed two months into the job,\" she said. \u201cI am leaving because with such a privileged role comes responsibility. The responsibility to know when you are the right person to lead, and also, when you are not.\u201d \n\nShe said her time in office had been fulfilling but challenging. \n\n\"I know what this job takes, and I know that I no longer have enough in the tank to do it justice. It is that simple,\u201d she said. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is to step down ahead of elections later this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ardern, whose empathetic handling of the nation&#039;s worst mass-shooting and health-driven response to the coronavirus pandemic led her to become an international icon but who faced mounting criticism at home, said Thursday she was leaving office.<\/p>\n<p>Fighting back tears, Ardern told reporters in Napier that 7 February would be her last day as prime minister.<\/p>\n<p>\"I am entering now my sixth year in office, and for each of those years, I have given my absolute all,\" she said.<\/p>\n<p>She also announced that New Zealand\u2019s 2023 general elections would be held on 14 October and that she would remain a lawmaker until then.<\/p>\n<p>Her announcement came as a shock to people throughout the nation of 5 million people. Although there had been some chatter in political circles that Ardern might resign before the next election, she\u2019d always maintained she planned to run again.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear who will take over as prime minister until the election. Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson announced that he won&#039;t contest the leadership of the Labour Party, throwing the competition open.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7222222,7233166,7247612\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2022//12//06//farmers-in-new-zealand-seethe-over-proposed-fart-tax/">Farmers in New Zealand seethe over proposed 'fart tax'<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//news//2022//12//13//new-zealand-passes-unique-tobacco-minimum-age-law-to-ban-smoking-for-next-generation/">New Zealand passes unique tobacco minimum age law aiming to ban smoking for next generation<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2022//11//30//ardern-irked-by-age-question-as-she-meets-finland-pm-sanna-marin/">Ardern irked by age question as she meets Finland PM Sanna Marin<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Ardern became an inspiration to women around the world after winning the top job in 2017 at the relatively young age of 37. The following year, she became just the second world leader to give birth while holding office. When she brought her infant daughter to the floor of the United Nations General Assembly in New York in 2018, it brought smiles to people everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>In March 2019, Ardern faced one of the darkest days in New Zealand\u2019s history when a white supremacist gunman stormed two mosques in Christchurch and slaughtered 51 people. She was widely praised for the way she embraced the survivors and New Zealand\u2019s Muslim community in the aftermath.<\/p>\n<p>She was lauded globally for her country\u2019s initial handling of the coronavirus pandemic after New Zealand managed for months to stop the virus at its borders. But she was forced to abandon that zero-tolerance strategy as more contagious variants spread and vaccines became widely available.<\/p>\n<h2>Growing domestic political pressure<\/h2><p>Ardern faced growing anger at home from those who opposed coronavirus mandates and rules. A protest last year that began on Parliament\u2019s grounds lasted for more than three weeks and ended with protesters hurling rocks at police and setting fires to tents and mattresses as they were forced to leave.<\/p>\n<p>The heated emotions around the coronavirus debate led to a level of vitriol directed at Ardern that had rarely been seen by other New Zealand leaders. This year, Ardern was forced to cancel an annual barbecue she hosts due to security fears.<\/p>\n<p>Ardern had been facing tough reelection prospects. Her liberal Labour Party won reelection two years ago in a landslide of historic proportions, but recent polls have put her party behind its conservative rivals.<\/p>\n<p>Ardern said the role required having a reserve to face the unexpected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I am not leaving because it was hard. Had that been the case I probably would have departed two months into the job,\" she said. \u201cI am leaving because with such a privileged role comes responsibility. The responsibility to know when you are the right person to lead, and also, when you are not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said her time in office had been fulfilling but challenging.<\/p>\n<p>\"I know what this job takes, and I know that I no longer have enough in the tank to do it justice. It is that simple,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1674112294,"updatedAt":1674117549,"publishedAt":1674113038,"firstPublishedAt":1674113041,"lastPublishedAt":1674117549,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo","altText":"New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern grimaces as she announces her resignation at a press conference in Napier, New Zealand. ","callToActionText":null,"width":1600,"caption":"New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern grimaces as she announces her resignation at a press conference in Napier, New Zealand. 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In 2017, Ardern made history at the age of 37 by becoming the country's youngest prime minister in over 150 years, and the world\u2019s youngest female head of government. \n\nNow the race is on for the Labour party to choose its new head and several MP\u2019s including Ardern\u2019s Finance and deputy prime minister, Grant Robertson, have ruled themselves out of the running. \n\nA caucus vote for the new Labour Party leader will happen on Sunday. \n\nArdern's leadership has impressed many - domestically and globally - steering her country through its worst terror attack, the pandemic and the 2019 white Island volcano eruption. \n\nIn 2018 the city of Christchurch was rocked by a mass shooting in two of its Mosques, which was carried out and livestreamed on social media by an Australian white supremacist, who killed 51 people. \n\nWhile she led her party in a landslide victory in 2020, recently Ardern\u2019s domestic popularity has been falling, in part due to a backlog of unfulfilled electoral promises. The latest opinion polls put her personal popularity at its lowest since she was elected, and approval of her party's performance similarly low. \n\nReactions to her surprise announcement have been varied, going from praise to condescension, with some slamming the misogyny and bullies after she became increasingly the target of threats of violence, particularly from conspiracy theorist and anti-vaccine groups for her pandemic and vaccine policies. \n\nArdern has stressed that the threats and declining popularity were not the reasons for her stepping down and said she has no regrets and would like to be remembered as someone who always tried to be kind. \n\nWatch the video in the player above. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>She had been expected to set an election date but shocked reporters by declaring her exit from politics, all the while fighting back tears.<\/p>\n<p>Ardern announced that she would be stepping down as prime minister effective from the 7th of February but will remain as an MP until the October elections. In 2017, Ardern made history at the age of 37 by becoming the country&#039;s youngest prime minister in over 150 years, and the world\u2019s youngest female head of government.<\/p>\n<p>Now the race is on for the Labour party to choose its new head and several MP\u2019s including Ardern\u2019s Finance and deputy prime minister, Grant Robertson, have ruled themselves out of the running.<\/p>\n<p>A caucus vote for the new Labour Party leader will happen on Sunday.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"6901384,7094656\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2022//08//03//new-zealand-reveals-climate-action-plan-and-it-includes-moving-homes-to-higher-ground/">New Zealand reveals climate action plan and it includes moving homes to higher ground<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//10//07//new-zealands-ski-resorts-struggling-to-survive-after-climate-change-cuts-season-short/">New Zealand's ski resorts struggling to survive after climate change cuts season short<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Ardern&#039;s leadership has impressed many - domestically and globally - steering her country through its worst terror attack, the pandemic and the 2019 white Island volcano eruption.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018 the city of Christchurch was rocked by a mass shooting in two of its Mosques, which was carried out and livestreamed on social media by an Australian white supremacist, who killed 51 people.<\/p>\n<p>While she led her party in a landslide victory in 2020, recently Ardern\u2019s domestic popularity has been falling, in part due to a backlog of unfulfilled electoral promises. 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Fighting back tears, Ardern told reporters that her last day as prime minister will be 7 February.

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