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FILE - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks during a joint press conference with Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Sydney, Australia, on July 8, 2022. When Ardern was caught on a hot mic using a vulgarity against a rival politician last week, it seemed the nation's politics could be taking an ugly turn heading into an election year. But Ardern and her target, lawmaker David Seymour, agreed on a plan to make good. They both signed an official parliamentary transcript of Ardern's comment and auctioned it off for charity. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)