NZ Herald, Sun 4 March – Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is on a five-day tour of the Pacific.
Ardern is on her first ”Pacific Mission” travelling with other MPs, business and community delegates to Samoa, Niue, Tonga and Rarotonga.
It is a route that was also travelled by her predecessors, John Key and Bill English.
Ardern told reporters there was a whole range of issues facing the Pacific – including climate change, resource use and globalisation.
Ardern’s trip will include a visit to her father Ross Ardern, who is nearing the end of his term as High Commissioner to Niue before returning to New Zealand.
She will also see some of the recovery underway in Samoa and Tonga after Cyclone Gita and is expected to make some aid announcements. Read in NZHerald
