Jacinda Ardern — Four Frames for New Zealand's Unfinished Conversation

Welcome back to Curious and Grounded — the podcast where we try to stay awake to the culture we live in, and stay rooted in the faith that makes sense of it all. Today's episode I look at Jacinda Ardern's leadership at the helm of NZ govt. I invite reflection on faith formation, anger, forgiveness, and letting go.#CuriousGroundedResources:Show Notes: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sPj5t3dDxGKNa-flwyg6F6ZNy0yAP5kn/view?usp=sharingNZ Covid Strategy Saved Lives: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sPj5t3dDxGKNa-flwyg6F6ZNy0yAP5kn/view?usp=sharingScorched Earth Approach - https://www.pastortheologians.com/articles/2020/10/7/politics-at-twilight-faithful-political-engagement-in-an-age-of-ideology Volf, Tutu and Ilibagiza - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CdJoQ3QGdAvVhVdaTiOB1gX388YKyfKZ/view?usp=sharingSean McDowell on Faith and LGBTQIA+:1. Dialogue with Preston Sprinkle: https://youtu.be/mGuxjNtHW5A?si=8zAm4NlNkKC55yc02. Interview Premiere Unbelievable UK: https://youtu.be/DOC84WiddQQ?si=Byh8yuddWxn3z7yu3. Queer Pastor Vs Sean: https://youtu.be/YXnEb04zXCw?si=_fG3U8A0Ue56Miqu4. Conference Teaching: https://youtu.be/O_aCWlvISzA?si=XK7T0Mrgm42bS9kQOther Linkshttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/prime_minister_2025https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/dec/02/prime-minister-review-portrait-of-jacinda-ardern-shows-a-fully-human-being-in-charge-for-oncehttps://grantduncanphd.substack.com/p/prime-minister-a-movie-reviewhttps://www.nzreviewofbooks.com/a-different-kind-of-power-by-jacinda-ardern/https://cristinasanders.me/2025/06/19/a-different-kind-of-power-book-review/https://youtu.be/dt4hZh2jgus?si=gc8N0ELcBhID0Wyxhttps://centrist.nz/was-jacinda-ardern-naive-or-machiavellian-david-cohen-on-the-question-dividing-new-zealand/https://newsroom.co.nz/2025/12/02/david-cohens-biography-of-jacinda-ardern-reviewed/https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2019013071/cutting-through-spin-david-cohen-on-his-unauthorised-biography-of-jacinda-ardernhttps://youtu.be/y7jTS6ZznG4?si=ZEh50OCylp14enGihttps://youtu.be/auvqMokRqUk?si=cZfPzHpjOq8JMm38https://youtu.be/8j3xM-GdS3E?si=HCE6Gf4QxLEXDlyFhttps://youtu.be/Kz2m7O3tfWo?si=s-SJMdVwk_S6RxAYhttps://bbc.com/audio/play/w3ct7x0p