New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has dunked on a Facebook user during a livestream, telling them if they don’t like her, they should keep scrolling.
“Over you!!! Over your mandate. People are suffering from your poor choices. Merry Christmas Aotearoa,” the comment, from Amanda, read.
It was one of the 11,000 comments made on the 12-minute stream.
Ms Ardern, who rarely engages with negative comments during her frequent livestreams, decided to bite back.
“Ah, Amanda. I’m sorry you’re over me, but you don’t have to stay on my Facebook Live if I’m bothering you,” said the prime minister.
In New Zealand, it is mandatory for health, disability, education, border, defence and police workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Over 79 per cent of the eligible population in New Zealand have had their first dose, with 94 per cent of those eligible either vaccinated with one dose or booked for vaccination.
"Well said PM...How many people of other countries have direct access to a Prime Minister or leader where they answer people's questions directly like NZers do here?" said one Kiwi on Twitter.
The prime minister has been going live on Facebook in recent months to answer questions from viewers and update Kiwis on her government’s Covid strategy.
In the livestream from Wednesday night, Ms Ardern announced that her government had purchased 60,000 doses of the new Covid-19 anti-viral drug.
"What the early evidence suggests is that this particular drug, if taken between three to five days of the onset of your symptoms, can reduce down severe illness and hospitalisation – which is amazing,” she said.
Just a month ago, Ms Ardern’s livestreams made headlines when she was interrupted by her daughter.
"Pop back to bed, I'll come and see you in a second. Sorry, everybody,” Ms Ardern said as she turned back to the camera.
"Well, that was a bedtime fail, wasn't it?"
