Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been honoured with the unveiling of a new puppet made in her likeness that will adorn the wall of the politically themed Backbencher pub in Wellington.
The pub is famous for having puppet caricatures of NZ politicians on its walls, and this latest effort didn't disappoint.
"I predicted that you would really play up my eyes," Ms Ardern joked after the puppet was revealed.
"You never know what scene they’re going to depict and it could always be worse," she said of her 2014 DJ act at musical festival Laneway being her puppet's theme.
The Game of Thrones TV show theme tune blared in the background during the ceremony, prompting Ms Ardern to joke she felt like she was at "the red wedding".
Winston Peters, Bill English and Gerry Brownlee all had their new caricatures unveiled.
She said it was an honour to have a puppet there, even more so than the tart and chicken sandwich named after her on the pub's menu.
Winston Peters, Bill English and Gerry Brownlee also had their new caricatures unveiled.
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