𝕁𝕒𝕔𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕒 𝔸𝕣𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕟'𝕤 '𝕕𝕖𝕖𝕡𝕝𝕪 𝕡𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕝' 𝕞𝕖𝕞𝕠𝕚𝕣 𝕥𝕠 𝕙𝕚𝕥 𝕤𝕙𝕖𝕝𝕧𝕖𝕤 𝕚𝕟 𝕁𝕦𝕟𝕖

ℙ𝕠𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕔𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕓𝕖 𝕥𝕒𝕔𝕜𝕝𝕖𝕕 𝕚𝕟 𝔻𝕒𝕞𝕖 𝕁𝕒𝕔𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕒 𝔸𝕣𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕟'𝕤 𝕥𝕖𝕝𝕝-𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕞𝕖𝕞𝕠𝕚𝕣.

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"deeply personal memoir" by former prime minister Jacinda Ardern will be out in early June, promising to share pivotal moments from her leadership and the details behind her decision to step down from the role.

Ardern was 37 when she became Prime Minister in October 2017, making her the world's youngest female head of government. She gave birth to daughter Neve the following June, which made her the first leader of a country in nearly 30 years to give birth while in office.

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During her tenure as prime minister, Ardern navigated the Christchurch mosque terror attacks of March 2019, the Whakaari White Island eruption of December 2019 and the outbreak of Covid-19 in March 2020.

A Different Kind of Power promises insights into her leadership style, told through her experiences and reflections.

"Some people thought kindness was sentimental, soft. A bit naive, even. I knew this. But I also knew they were wrong. Kindness has a power and strength that almost nothing else on this planet has," Ardern said in a statement.

"I'd seen kindness do extraordinary things - I'd seen it give people hope, I'd seen it change minds, and transform lives."

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A Different Kind of Power will be published by Penguin Random House New Zealand.

Publisher Grace Thomas said Ardern's book had "everything a reader could want in a memoir".

"A Different Kind of Power is an inspiring call to action for empathetic leaders as well as a captivating read," she said.

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