New Zealand’s Ardern gets life lesson from pupils for birthday

“When a child asks you how old you are; I definitely don’t recommend replying with, how old do you think?

“The politician wrote on Facebook on Monday after a visit to Ruakaka School in the town of Whangarei.

“And in case you were wondering what the kids guessed my age to be, the answer was 62,’’ Ardern said, adding an astonishing emoji to the post.

Numerous users commented on Ardern’s post with words of comfort and wished her “Happy Birthday’’.

Many commented that she looked outstanding and also had a great sense of humor.

After her surprising election victory in 2017, the then 37-year-old became the youngest prime minister in the world.