Indigenous woman named New Zealand's governor general - Newspaper
WELLINGTON: Cindy Kiro (left) and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern walk together through the parliament building on Monday.—AP WELLINGTON: 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 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...