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Luke Malpass

Popularity won't solve Ardern's Winston problem

With a donations scandal engulfing Winston Peters, her unlikely Coalition partner, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is facing one of the biggest challenges of her premiership.

Fresh from announcing a September election and bright start to the year, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has suddenly found herself under pressure.

A personally popular Prime Minister at home, and uber-popular one abroad, Ardern is now facing one of the biggest challenges of her premiership. The headache is not being caused by the opposition, or a flagging economy, but the behaviour of her own Deputy Prime Minister and Coalition partner, Winston Peters.

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Luke Malpass is political editor at Stuff, a New Zealand news site. Connect with Luke on Twitter. Email Luke at luke.malpass@afr.com

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