"Actually, that's better than war. Ardern was then asked if National's Paul Goldsmith is a liability. "I want them to stabilise so that people can get to the market.". "He's my asset and her liability," Collins joked. "The idea that we would be compared to the outbreak in the US by President Trump, I totally reject that and I stand by my response," said Ms Ardern, whose brand of liberal, inclusive and compassionate leadership has led to some labelling her "the anti-Trump". She was later elected to represent the Mount Albert electorate in a by-election in February 2017. Ardern said she'd have "no issue" with declaring a climate emergency after it was previously voted down in Parliament last year. In a more jovial moment, the leaders revealed that they both eat meat twice a week. Born in Hamilton to Ross and Laurell, a police officer and school cook, Jacinda grew up between Morrinsville and Murupara. Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins battled it out in a fiery and energetic debate on Wednesday night. New Zealanders are also voting on two other issues - on legalising recreational cannabis and euthanasia - topics that have split opinions in the country. Collins also said she's not going to tell people how to eat. But Collins took issue with stopping oil and gas exploration, claiming "coal use has gone up". "We tried to but you wouldn't give us the votes to help us get it," Collins shot back. A discussion about possible deputy prime ministers provided another chance for a one-liner when Collins strongly endorsed ACT leader David Seymour. "All the talk, all the fluffing around about emergencies, tell you what, actually, it's got worse not better under this particular leader. Ms Ardern (40) is widely expected to win a second term in office on the back of her success in containing Covid-19 but her rival, National Party leader Judith Collins, has been clawing back support. Credits: Newshub. The leaders were asked whether they wanted house prices to drop. "I made a clear decision that I want the public of New Zealand to decide this and I want this not to be about politics," she said. The debate got off to a heated start when the pair were asked a hypothetical question about when they would open up a Pacific travel bubble. Collins somewhat agreed saying, "In some cases they're going to have to go down". He hasn't been ready to rush into war," said Ms Collins. Ms Ardern last month took exception to Mr Trump's comments that New Zealand was experiencing a surge in Covid-19, describing his comments as "patently wrong". Ms Ardern (40) is widely expected to win a second term in office on the back of her success in containing Covid-19 but her rival, National Party leader Judith Collins, has … Watch the full Newshub Leaders Debate with Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins. Collins was in her element when asked if Labour MP Phil Twyford is a liability. Indeed, her elevation to Deputy Leader just confirms In response, Collins said Samoa closed its borders a month before New Zealand, but Ardern interjected saying New Zealand was one of the earliest countries to close its borders. New Zealand's prime minister Jacinda Ardern said she tried cannabis "a long time ago" when asked during a heated live debate yesterday ahead of the October 17 general election. The National leader said Seymour would make an excellent deputy which seemed to take Ardern by surprise who shot back, "Jeepers". They both said they would open a trans-tasman travel bubble around Christmas if it was safe, but they disagreed over what was safe. Photo: Fiona Goodall/Pool via REUTERS. New Zealand has had 25 coronavirus-related deaths, among the lowest in the world, while fatalities in the US have exceeded 200,000. The National and Labour leader went head-to-head in the Newshub Leaders Debate discussing COVID-19, the economy, climate change and poverty. But she said she will only reveal which way she voted on the cannabis referendum after the election. Jacinda Ardern, in full Jacinda Kate Laurell Ardern, (born July 26, 1980, Hamilton, New Zealand), New Zealand politician who in August 2017 became leader of the New Zealand Labour Party and then in October 2017, at age 37, became the country’s youngest prime minister in more than 150 years. Have your say: Who won the Jacinda Ardern v Judith Collins debate? In the wide-ranging debate, both leaders were also asked if US President Donald Trump was a dangerous influence on the world. Ardern is hardly impressive. "Their fiscal plan is the liability," the Prime Minister responded referring to the fact that Goldsmith admitted to using the wrong figures in National's financial plan which resulted in a $4 billion hole. ", Ardern then asked Collins, "What is your plan?". 'Better than any of the other presidents': Collins, Ardern dish out their opinion on Trump, Copyright © 2020 MediaWorks TV - All Rights Reserved, By subscribing you agree to our Terms of Access and Privacy Policy, the pair were asked a hypothetical question. While Ardern said for health reasons there is nothing wrong with cutting back, Collins said if you're going to eat meat, eat Kiwi meat every single time. The achievements of Jacinda Ardern Sounds like the title of a new release by Sir Bob Jones….
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