"Bedtime Fail": New Zealand PM As Daughter Interrupts Livestream

In a situation familiar to parents worldwide, New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern's three-year-old daughter Neve had decided everything, even the affairs of state, could wait.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was busy telling the nation about important revisions to Covid-19 restrictions when an unexpected voice cut in: "mummy"?

In a situation familiar to parents worldwide, the leader's three-year-old daughter Neve had decided everything, even the affairs of state, could wait.

"You're meant to be in bed, darling," the 41-year-old Kiwi leader says, turning away from the Monday's Facebook livestream to offer an also-familiar observation-cum-plea.

"No," Neve responds undeterred, launching what ended up being protracted, and for Ardern, fruitless, negotiations.