New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has led with courageous strength in the wake of the Christchurch attack. Tonight she revealed what she has been dealing with in private
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says New Zealanders don't blame Australia for the Australian citizen allegedly responsible for the deadly attack that claimed the lives of 50 people at two Christchurch mosques, adding that in private she's been feeling "deeply sad" about the incident.host Waleed Aly on Monday night, Ms Ardern said she had so far been avoiding answering the question of how she was feeling.
"I gave it very little thought," she said. "It was so obvious to me that that would be the appropriate thing to do. What I underestimated was that it gave people a sense of security.
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