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Leading two small countries on opposite sides of the planet, Nicola Sturgeon and Jacinda Ardern have both won widespread respect and admiration for their strong, courageous and determined leadership. They are both women who have smashed through glass ceilings to reach the summit.

Last month, Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand's 42-year-old prime minister, resigned from office, despite the support of a solid parliamentary majority and no challenge to her leadership from within her party. New Zealanders have to go back only six years to find a precedent. In 2016, John Key surprised everyone when,…

NICOLA Sturgeon has resigned as Scotland’s First Minister, having spent more than eight years in the role.

Five people share their views on what the first minister has – or has not – achieved

Like ex-New Zealand PM, Scotland’s first minister speaks of duty to admit how ‘brutality’ of political life got to her

She demonstrated a style of leadership that is progressive, says women’s rights activist

When Jacinda Ardern resigned as New Zealand’s prime minister a few weeks ago, Nicola Sturgeon assured voters she still had plenty left in the tank. Yet apparently, Scotland’s first minister had been thinking about her own future for some time. She said so in her resignation speech on Wednesday, which…

If we say misogynistic abuse led to former PM Jacinda Ardern’s resignation, we make a female leader look weak, and risk glorifying and empowering misogynists, argues Debasis Bandyopadhyay

Newsroom's Jo Moir and RNZ's Craig McCulloch join The Detail to size up the minor parties as election year gets underway.

I’m not sure who decided women want it all. And even if some do, who has decided what ‘all’ is?

Cyclone Gabrielle is the second severe weather event to hit New Zealand in two weeks.