NZ PM with her partner & baby
By Gurbir Singh, Hamilton (NZ), Aug 2, 2018:
New Zealand PM, Jacinda Arden returned to work today (Thursday), six weeks after giving birth to daughter, Neve on June 21.
On Wednesday, she posted on Facebook "...see you soon."
The 38-year-old Arden was the second prime minister(Benazir Bhutto was the first) to have a baby while in office.
She resumed control of the PM's role from the Dy. PM, Winston Peters when he left overnight for an ASEAN foreign ministers summit in Singapore. She has opted to work from home in Auckland until the weekend when she will relocate to Wellington.
Ardern's partner, Clarke Gayford, who hosts a television fishing show, plans to be a stay-at-home father and would provide care to their daughter.
While releasing this image of the Prime Minister and her family, the PMO's office asked the media to respect the privacy of Neve Gayford and no further images of the PM’s child will be made available to media.
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Gurbir Singh is a New Zealand-based Freelance feature Writer & Journalist. He can be contacted at: gurbir@journalist.com