Jacinda: The Untold Stories: Unauthorized Biography

Drawing on more than 100 interviews and extensive research, journalists DAVID COHEN and REBECCA KEILLOR track the rise, fall and re-emergence of former NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern onto the global stage, just as the UN gears up to choose a new Secretary-General. With the world on a powderkeg, is Ardern up to the job? In June 2025, Jacinda Ardern’s official memoir “A Different Kind of Power” was released to mixed reviews with a common theme: “There are hints scattered throughout showing where A Different Kind of Power could have gone if Ardern had taken a more, well, transparent approach…if we as an audience ever want to learn the intimate details of Ardern’s political legacy or, separately, the true picture of her as a globally admired woman filled with anger and resolve, someone else will have to write it.” – The Spinoff The unauthorised biography, JACINDA: The Untold Stories, is the book the critics wanted. Authors David Cohen and Rebecca Keillor obtain fly-on-the-wall access: “We didn’t spend enough time debating serious things in Cabinet that I can recall…” And talk to insiders on both sides: “World-class communicator.