Indigenous woman named New Zealand's next governor-general
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Children’s advocate Cindy Kiro said on Monday she hopes to inspire Maori girls after becoming the first Indigenous woman appointed to the role of governor-general. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announ
Children’s advocate Cindy Kiro said on Monday she hopes to inspire Maori girls after becoming the first Indigenous woman appointed to the role of governor-general. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced she had picked Ms. Kiro for the largely ceremonial role as Queen Elizabeth II’s representative, and that the queen had approved. Under New Zealand’s constitutional system, the British monarch remains the nation’s head of state although doesn’t wield any real day-to-day power.
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