‘A leader like no other’: Jacinda Ardern pays for a woman’s grocery shopping after the stressed mum leaves her purse at home
- The mother had no money when about to pay for her shopping in Auckland
- Prime Minister Ardern was behind her in the queue and stepped in to help
- Asked why she offered to pay, Ardern said: ‘Because she was a mother’
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern paid for a mother’s shopping in a supermarket when the woman forgot her purse.
The mother was about to buy her groceries in Auckland when she realised she had no cash or cards on her.
Ardern was behind her in the queue and stepped in to help.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (pictured at a memorial service for the Christchurch mosque terror attack) paid for a mother’s shopping in a supermarket when the woman forgot her purse
Asked at press conference on Thursday why she offered to pay, Ardern said: ‘Because she was a mother.’
The woman had posted a thankful message on social media.
She wrote: ‘Just when you think Jacinda Ardern couldn’t get any more lovely, low key and authentic… she goes and pays for your groceries at the supermarket, because you’ve got your shopping, have two kids with you and are about to put it all back as you forgot your wallet.’
The woman told the New Zealand Herald that Ardern is ‘a leader unlike any other.’
The mother was about to pay for her shopping in Auckland when she realised she had no cash or cards on her. Ardern (pictured with Australian PM Scott Morrison) was behind her in the queue and stepped in to help
China’s President Xi Jinping (right) shakes hands with New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (left) on April 1