NZ’s Ardern starts election year with big infrastructure spending pledge

By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern kicked off her reelection campaign on Wednesday with a NZ$12 billion (6 billion pounds) infrastructure pledge, an investment aimed at dousing criticism of her handling of a housing crisis. Ardern, whose Labour Party's popularity has dropped in recent months although she remains the favourite leader candidate, announced on Tuesday that the Pacific nation would go to the polls on Sept. 19.

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