Jacinda Ardern throws support behind Labour days before New Zealand election

Former prime minister appealed to voters in Facebook video after being noticeably absent in lead up to 14 October election

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Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand's former prime-minister, has made an eleventh-hour appearance to throw her support behind the party she once led, just days out from the country's general election.

Ardern, who was elected in 2017 on a wave of Jacindamania' and enjoyed extraordinary popularity for much of her leadership, led the governing party for nearly six years up until her shock resignation in January 2023. But the former leader has been noticeably absent in the lead up to the 14 October election.