Prime Minister

"Prime Minister" is one sided to say the least. It ignores the miserable treatment of the New Zealand public by the Labour government Ardern led, during the COVID era. Forced lock downs, jab or no job, a few highlights. Plus Labour ran the nation further and further, into debt.

By the time this woman had left office, her public ratings were, lets just say, "not so positive". That loss of support, not something that happens, in a vacuum. Labour as a party was not doing well, either. They were defeated, in the next election.

In summary, hardly representative of what actually transpired during the Ardern led, Labour government's, time in office.Aside from decent production values, I can see little to nothing, to recommend this.

With run-down houses covered with graffiti, and violent protesters setting fire to part of the parliamentary estate, this presents a far cry from the Peter Jackson imagery of a pristine New Zealand as it really quite engagingly follows Jacinda Ardern from her first election to Parliament through successive general election defeats, her own first coalition, the horrendous Christchurch mosque massacre and then, finally, COVID. There are also some more lighthearted moments as she becomes only the second elected leader to give birth (to Neve) whilst in office; she meets Queen Elizabeth II at a Commonwealth conference and shares in a giggle at the UN when Mr Trump makes another of his grand assertions. A passionate environmental campaigner and i...