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New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern moves a motion in the Parliament House in Wellington, New Zealand, to declare a climate emergency, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. Joining more than 30 other countries around the world, New Zealand took the symbolic step of declaring a climate emergency. (Mark Mitchell/New Zealand Herald via AP)

New Zealand symbolically declares climate emergency

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

In this photo provided by New Zealand Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern talks with U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on phone at her office in Wellington, New Zealand, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. Ardern became the latest world leader to congratulate Biden on his election victory Monday and says she offered to share her nation's expertise on dealing the coronavirus. (New Zealand Prime Minister's Office via AP)

New Zealand leader Ardern offers virus know-how to Joe Biden

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 16, 2020, file photo, cars are driven past a billboard urging voters to vote &quot;No&quot; against euthanasia in Christchurch, New Zealand. New Zealanders have voted on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020 in favor of legalizing euthanasia in a binding referendum. But in preliminary results they were rejecting a measure to legalize marijuana. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)

New Zealand votes to legalize euthanasia but not marijuana

By Nick Perry - Associated Press

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern carries homemade cheese scones as she arrives at an event to thank her electorate party workers in Auckland, New Zealand, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020. New Zealand is holding a general election Saturday, and opinion polls indicate Ardern is on track to win a second term as prime minister. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

New Zealand’s Ardern wins 2nd term in election landslide

By Nick Perry - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2020, file photo, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is embraced as she arrives at the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand. Opinion polls indicate Ardern is on track to win a second term as prime minister in an election on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Mark Baker) (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

A popular Ardern poised to win 2nd term in New Zealand vote

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

New Zealand government to honor Maori New Year if reelected

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, center, arrives to announce a new date for national elections, at a news conference in Wellington, New Zealand, Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. The election had been scheduled for Sept. 19 but will now be held on Oct. 17, after a COVID-19 outbreak in Auckland. (Mark Mitchell/New Zealand Herald via AP)

New Zealand delays election after virus outbreak in Auckland

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

Cars queue at a COVID-19 test centre in Auckland, New Zealand, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020. Health authorities in New Zealand are scrambling to trace the source of a new outbreak of the coronavirus as the nation's largest city goes back into lockdown. (AP Photo/Dean Purcel)

New Zealand extends Auckland lockdown as virus cluster grows

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, left, and Director of Health Ashley Bloomfield address a press conference in Wellington, New Zealand, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. Authorities have found four cases of the coronavirus in one Auckland household from an unknown source, the first reported cases of local transmission in the country in 102 days. The news came as an unpleasant surprise and raised questions about whether the nation's general election would go ahead as planned next month. (Mark Mitchell/New Zealand Herald via AP)

New Zealand scrambles to find source of new virus infections

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

Iain Lees-Galloway addresses a press conference at Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, on July 6, 2020. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Wednesday, July 22, 2020 she has fired her immigration minister, Lees-Galloway, for having an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate. (Mark Mitchell/New Zealand Herald via AP)

New Zealand minister fired for improper affair with staffer

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

Former National MP Andrew Falloon is seen in a cafe in Wellington, New Zealand, on Dec. 8, 2019. Falloon, a conservative New Zealand lawmaker abruptly resigned Tuesday, July 21, 2020 after allegedly sending pornographic images to at least three women and then lying about what had happened to both his party leader and to police. (Jason Walls/New Zealand Herald via AP)

New Zealand lawmaker quits after allegedly sending lewd pics

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern smiles as she addresses a press conference where she announced New Zealand will drop to Covid-19 alert level 1 at midnight in Wellington, New Zealand, Monday, June 8, 2020. The announcement was greeted with joy around the country and means the nation of five million people will be among the first to welcome throngs of fans back into sports stadiums, embrace crowded concerts and remove seating restrictions from flights. (Mark Mitchell/New Zealand Herald via AP)

With recovery of last case, New Zealand has eradicated virus

By Nick Perry - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 14, 2020, file photo, passengers wait to board their flight at Christchurch Airport in Christchurch, New Zealand.New Zealand has eradicated the coronavirus from its shores after health officials reported on Monday June 8, 2020 that the final person known to have contracted an infection had recovered. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)

Fans set to return as New Zealand loosens virus restrictions

By STEVE McMORRAN - Associated Press

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses a press conference after the 2020 budget at Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, Thursday, May 14, 2020. New Zealand's government plans to borrow and spend vast amounts of money as it tries to keep unemployment below 10% in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. (Hagen Hopkins/Pool Photo via AP)

Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand PM, sees highest approval rating in the country’s history

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses a press conference at the post-Cabinet media conference at Parliament, in Wellington, New Zealand, Monday, April 20, 2020. (Mark Mitchell/Pool photo via AP) ** FILE **

New Zealand to begin easing restrictions after ‘wave of devastation’ was prevented: Jacinda Ardern

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 22, 2020, file photo, firefighters carry a person on a stretcher after a strong earthquake in Zagreb, Croatia. The virus outbreak is compromising the ability of nations to prepare for natural disasters and deal with the aftermath. Every year, the world contends with devastating typhoons, wildfires, tsunamis and earthquakes. (AP Photo/File)

Pandemic hurts ability of nations to face natural disasters

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

Men attend Friday prayers in Christchurch, New Zealand, Friday, March 13, 2020. Events to mark the death of 51 people who were killed and dozens more injured when a gunman attacked two mosques in Christchurch March 15, 2019 begin Friday. (John Kirk-Anderson/Pool Photo via AP)

New Zealand cancels mosque shooting memorial over virus fear

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses a press conference in Christchurch, New Zealand, Friday, March 13, 2020.Events to mark the death of fifty-one people who were killed and dozens more injured when a gunman attacked two mosques in Christchurch March 15, 2019 begin today. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

New Zealand leader says nation changed after mosque attacks

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, left, talks with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison during a meeting at Admiralty House in Sydney, Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. (Bianca De Marchi/Pool Photo via AP)

Ardern calls out Australia: Don’t deport ‘your problems’

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2019, file photo, New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks at a press event at U.N. headquarters. Ardern said Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 that New Zealand's general election will be held on Sept. 19. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

New Zealand’s Ardern seeking reelection in Sept. 19 vote

By NICK PERRY - Associated Press