Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has posted a touching tribute to her mum on social media as she marks Mother's Day.
Today is Ardern's first Mother's Day after her daughter Neve Te Aroha Ardern Gayford was born in June last year.
"Just when you thought you couldn't be any more grateful for your mum than you already are, you have your own child and your appreciation for your mum keeps growing with every day that passes," Ardern posted on Instagram along with a photograph of her mother Laurell holding little Neve.
"Happy Mother's Day to all the mums, mums of mums, mums being mums by themselves, and all those who play mum for those who need one.
"I feel incredibly grateful to those who help me be a mother, but I'm especially grateful for my own."
