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World Service,30 Dec 1997,29 mins

The Rise of New Zealand's First Female Leader

Everywoman

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Jenny Shipley, the first female Prime Minister of New Zealand, talks about child-rearing, politics, and her love of heels. Also on the programme: Opera is seen as a Western art, but Stella Mendoza from Mozambique has confounded the sceptics. Plus, medical advice from the Everywoman doctor. Picture: Jenny Shipley, Credit: Getty Images

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