Most people we’ve talked to expected the Inquiry’s report to be yet another whitewash of the Jacinda regime and for the most part it was, but it seems that behind closed doors they weren’t so gentle on Her.

“Former prime minister Jacinda Ardern faced a closed doors hearing before a royal commission, with one line from the session — “You divided the nation” — now shaping headlines and the political response in New Zealand. The NZ Herald report says the Ardern royal commission questioning was conducted privately, but the tone and focus have become public through its coverage.”

Herald article