Jacinda Ardern shares Neve's favourite toy and the reason it is special

There's a reason the toy is so special. Photo / Instagram

Jacinda Ardern shared a photo of baby Neve, albeit mostly out of view, on Instagram, with her favourite toy.

Neve's hand is holding an old soft toy which Ardern says in the caption used to be hers.

"Amongst a few other options, Neve has settled on this pretty worn and misshapen bear.... the same one I had as a baby," the Prime Minister wrote.

"The benefits of having a Nana who hoards."

Neve's brown bear toy was a hit on Instagram, with nearly 25,000 likes in just a couple of hours.

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Amongst a few other options, Neve has settled on this pretty worn and misshapen bear....the same one I had as a baby. The benefits of having a Nana who hoards!

A post shared by Jacinda Ardern (@jacindaardern) on May 20, 2019 at 1:27am PDT

Social media users approve of the hand-me-down.

"That's a beautiful bear. May she rise to emulate her incredible mother," an Instagram user commented.

"Fantastic bear! Generation to pass to the next in person with love," someone else said.

"Amazing to experience baby's intuitive connection to their past! My daughter loves her daddy's 40-year-old teddy," another person said.

Ardern has mostly kept Neve away from the spotlight her job entails but likes sharing details of her daughter with New Zealanders.

At an Auckland Writers' Festival event on Sunday morning, Ardern said Neve was a big fan of playing with paper.

Cabinet papers often looked dog-eared after some time at home, she told the audience.

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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. 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.

A post shared by Jacinda Ardern (@jacindaardern) on May 11, 2019 at 2:16pm PDT