The story of Jacinda Ardern is a remarkable rise to power for a woman who was raised on a modest apple farm. Born in Hamilton on July 26, 1980, the Kiwi native would grow up in Murupara while her father Ross operated in the community as a policeman.

The field of politics was something that always kept Ardern curious. As she balanced work duties at a nearby fish and chip shop, she would graduate with a Bachelor of Communication Studies in PR and politics from the University of Waikato.

To broaden her horizons having become the youngest member of the Labour party at just 17, she travelled to New York City. This trip became notable because Ardern would volunteer at a soup kitchen to feed the homeless.

2005 would see Ardern leave The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints due to her support for gay rights and same-sex marriage, a stance that would be in opposition to the church and their beliefs.

London was the next destination for Ardern, extending her CV in the field of international politics. She would operate as a policy adviser for former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. It would be the setting for her to question Blair over the UK’s involvement in the Iraq War in 2011.

Human rights remained on the agenda for the Labour Party loyalist, becoming the President of the International Unions of Socialist Youth. It would open doors to various travel opportunities across Asia, particularly Jordan, China and Lebanon.

Although international politics is where Jacinda Ardern truly made her name, she would have a stint performing as a DJ at Auckland’s Laneway Festival. Local New Zealand acts like Opossom and Street Chart have been said to be among her favourites, but the Beatles are also a music preference for the national leader.

Yet it would be elected office that became her calling in 2008. Ardern stood for the Labour candidate in Waikato and became the youngest sitting MP in parliament at just 30 years of age.

Ardern would meet her husband Clarke Gayford in 2012 while he was operating as a television presenter, becoming engaged seven years later on May 3, 2019.

As leader of the opposition heading into the 2017 national election, the positive media coverage and swarm of public support would see the term ‘Jacindamania’ created. Even international outlets including CNN would place a focus on the election, standing as the second female leader of her party following Helen Clark.

Jacinda Ardern would rise to become the head of her government at the age of 37 on October 26, 2017. This would be the youngest age for a female in that position anywhere around the globe.

To add to this historic moment, she would only be the second head of government to give birth while in office, joining former Pakistan Prime Minister Banazir Bhutto who served two separate terms in the country.

Jacinda Ardern is proud to call herself a progressive and a socialist to signify her political philosophies. She would famously outline that capitalism as a global system has been a blatant failure given the causes that she has decided to champion. The top of her agenda for the Labour Party has been social inequality and a housing crisis that has adversely impacted New Zealand communities for years.

The atrocity that occurred at Christchurch on March 15, 2019 would be the basis for Jacinda Ardern to lead on New Zealand gun reform. The far right terrorist attack at Al Noor Mosque killed 51 and injured 49 people. She would push forward with a royal commission into the tragedy before gun reform was enacted.

The Prime Minister remains a supporter of the Super Rugby franchise side the Chiefs. Jacinda Ardern would make second for the World’s Greatest Leaders in 2019 for Fortune Magazine.

Amateur rugby players who are looking to take the next step in their development have a lot of advice to follow. From the strength and conditioning component of the sport to rehabilitation exercises and the practice of key skills like passing, tactical kicking, explosive movement, tackling and operating around rucks and mauls, there are various levels of complexity to incorporate for players at all levels.

Yet it is the food consumed across a day and a week that will help to optimise the tools at their disposal. No matter if it is backs or forwards, this heavy contact, high intensity game requires a mixture of endurance, strength, speed and mental concentration under pressure.

From Dan Carter to Richie McCaw, Beauden Barrett, Same Cane, Kieran Read, Aaron Smith and Brodie Retallick, these stars of the game at Super Rugby and international level have been taught to follow a strict regiment to get the best out of their bodies and their skills.

The first element that has to be incorporated within the Super Rugby diet plan is including key proteins into the mix. This is the first of what is known as the ‘macronutrient’ basis that players will adhere to in order to bulk up for a pre-season training regiment, adding together protein, carbohydrates and fats. It is used to build up muscle mass and to repair muscle tissue. The best forms of protein for professionals in this setting is chicken, brown rice, eggs, red meat, fish and turkey.

No one can rise to the level of Super Rugby if vegetables are not a mandatory part of their daily diet plan. These goodies are packed with essential antioxidants and nutrients that supports physical development and recovery. Any vegetable will suffice in this setting as they are supposed to be consumed with every meal. From carrots and broccoli to tomatoes, beetroots, lettuce, potatoes, spinach and zucchini, dieticians will rarely advise players that they are having too many vegetables.

Carbohydrates offer fuel for the fire as far as Super Rugby players are concerned. When they manage this element correct, they are well on the path to designing a diet plan that works for them. The glycogen that is stored in the muscles requires carbs to generate that energy source. Items like white rice, oats, pasta, white bread and biscuits are ideal and help smaller players to grow mass.

There is a crucial distinction to make for Super Rugby players when it comes to the fat that they consume as part of their weekly diet plan. The wrong fats will make the schedule completely ineffective. This is where professionals will be advised to have avocados, whole eggs, extra virgin olive oil, oily fish and coconut oil as part of their meal pattern.

If the players are adhering to a regular diet plan that does not deviate too far off the standard path, then they will usually have four meals over a 24-hour span. This will incorporate breakfast, lunch, an afternoon meal and dinner. The calorie count will vary depending on the skin folds of the professional and their targeted goal, but it will be anywhere from 3000 to 3500 calories, including about 200g of protein, 300 carbohydrates and 125g of fat. Even meal will incorporate some form of protein, vegetable and carbs with some fats utilised at select times.

Of course no two rugby players or Super Rugby players are the same when it comes to the diet plan they establish. There will be dieticians and strength and conditioning coaches who are part of the backroom staff who also advise individuals to use supplements with the appropriate vitamins and minerals. This is designed to build up immunity to common illnesses and to facilitate healthy rehabilitation from injuries and the impacts of heavy contact on the body.

Lorde would be the stage name for singer and songwriter Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O’Connor. The title would take inspiration from the aristocracy social class, giving the youngster a platform to conquer the music charts.

The New Zealand native was born in Takapuna on November 7, 1996. Mother Sonja worked as a poet and father Vic a civil engineer. Yelich O’Connor would grow up with her three siblings Angelo, India and Jerry in the town of Devonport.

Her talent was obvious at a young age. So much so that Universal Music would recognise her gifts at a local school talent event. Yelich O’Connor was singing ‘Warwick Avenue’  by Duffy before a talent scout from the label identified her skills.

Music writing has always been a part of her repertoire. She would recall that one of her first original songs would be something of a diss track that focused on a peer in her year at school, taking aim at her melodramatic behaviour and impacting on the reputation of that year to others.

Lou Reed would be an inspiration to Lorde with the late musician offering a template for his own career path. She would consider the tracks ‘Heroin’ and ‘Perfect Day’ as close to perfection for a musical creation, arguing that “Lou Reed taught me that unflinching honesty is a very powerful tool in song writing.”

Lorde’s debut studio album Pure Heroine would win widespread acclaim upon its release in 2013. The leading single ‘Royals’ is said to be inspired by artists like Kanye West and Lana Del Rey who showcased “unobtainable opulence.” Lorde and West would eventually meet in person during a set at Later with Jools Holland for the BBC.

Other titles like ‘Tennis Court’ and ‘Team’ would help the album to number one in Australia, Croatia, Greece, Ireland, Mexico, South Africa, US digital album billboard and of course New Zealand. It would take 5 million certified sales worldwide with gold and platinum status.

The follow up album Melodrama would be released in 2017. The title would be recorded across New York and Los Angeles with ‘Green Light’, ‘Homemade Dynamite’ and ‘Perfect Places’ being the leading singles. The passing of artists Prince and David Bowie would be cited as inspiration during the production process.

Although the critics would rate the album highly, the commercial figures could not replicate the success of her previous effort. Melodrama would see a total of 400,000 sales globally despite taking number one spot on the US Billboard 200 charts.

Lorde has completed two world tours courtesy of Pure Heroine Tour spanning 2013 and 2014 and Melodrama World Tour that spanned 2017 and 2018. This is a schedule that incorporated Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Dallas, Washington DC, Chicago, Toronto, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Mexico City, Berlin, Paris, London, Tokyo, Auckland, Wellington and more.

The idea of a female recording artist being a sexualised performer is not something that Lorde has gravitated towards. In fact, Yelich O’Connor is far more of an introvert and prefers to focus on her music rather than showing off skin and being a figure of objectivity.

This would be crystalised with her interview with V, outlining that the approach is a deliberate choice given what she feels comfortable doing and what she has seen from contemporaries who have taken a different stance on the subject. “I have nothing against anyone getting naked,” she famously told the outlet. “I just don’t think it really would compliment my music in any way or help me tell a story any better.”

Lorde enjoys Croatian and New Zealand citizenship given the heritage on her mother’s side of the family, taking up residency in the Auckland suburb of Herne Bay in 2016.