 Jacinda Arderns shock resignation sparked a push on Friday for New Zealand to choose its first Maori prime minister, as a small pack of candidates emerged for the top job.Ardern, a global figurehead for progressive politics, stunned New Zealand on Thursday by announcing her abrupt exit from office, less than three years after securing a second term in a landslide election win.The 42-year-old -- who steered the country through natural disasters, the Covid pandemic, and its worst-ever terror atta... 