https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/01/19/prim ... step-down/
Wow, I didn't see this coming. Just last October she said this
The Prime Minister says she has no plans to quit her job ahead of next year's election after rumours began swirling.
Rumours Jacinda Ardern was planning to leave her role before the November 2023 election began circulating earlier in the month.
Ardern has been Labour leader for five years but is facing increasing pressure and a decline in popularity. She's also heading into a difficult election as Kiwis face high inflation and a cost of living crisis.
And it's driving speculation she's planning to step down instead of potentially losing the election.
But speaking with AM on Monday, Ardern told co-host Melissa Chan-Green she has no plans to step down.
"I've heard this. This rumour has floated around my entire time five years in Government. I have no plans to change my role as leader, I am not going anywhere. I've said this on the show a number of times," she said.
"Rumours circulate and it's just part of the role but this is not the first time I've had this one and it did come up the last election as well. I am the Labour leader and I have no plans on changing that."
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics ... mours.html