| ARDERN | Jacinda ___, New Zealand PM (6) |
| FORBES | George William ?, New Zealand prime minister from 1930-35 (6) |
| CLARKE | Jacinda Ardern's partner (6,7) |
| JACINDA | New Zealand PM Ardern |
| NOODLUM | Champion pacer 1970s bore name of New Zealand PM spelt backwards (7) |
| KIRK | The most recent New Zealand PM to die in office (4) |
| CLARK | New Zealand prime minister, Helen ... |
| LANGE | David, New Zealand prime minister 198489 (5) |
| HELEN | New Zealand prime minister Clark |
| JOHN | Former New Zealand Prime Minister, ... Key |
| BILL | Sir... English, former New Zealand prime minister (4) |
| HADLEE | Sir Richard _, New Zealand cricketer (6) |
| PATROL | Motorway ___, New Zealand traffic police reality series (6) |
| RESCUE | Carlos' Reno ___, New Zealand DIY series (6) |
| NATION | Newshub ___, New Zealand current affairs show (6) |
| LAWSON | Liam ___, New Zealand racing driver, born in 2002 (6) |
| NASH | Which New Zealand prime minister left office at age 78? (4) |
| MIKEMOORE | Former New Zealand Prime Minister who died in 2020 (4,5) |
| BARRETT | Jacinda ___, actress who played Maggie James in 2006 action film Poseidon (7) |
| NOBILO | Frank ___, New Zealand golfer who won the 1995 BMW International Open (6) |