Jacinda Ardern is still Prime Minister despite her due date being today

Jacinda Ardern will hold the country's top job, up until the eleventh hour. The due date for Ardern and Clarke Gayford's first child has arrived, but still there is no word of Ms Ardern's arrival at Auckland Hospital. TVNZ Political Editor Jessica Mutch told the Weekend Collective Jacinda Ardern is still very much the Prime Minister at the moment. "As soon as she walks into the hospital that's when Winston Peters tags in, then he'll become the acting Prime Minister for the six weeks that she is on maternity leave." LISTEN ABOVE AS THE WEEKEND COLLECTIVE SPEAKS WITH JESSICA MUTCH See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.