Jacinda Ardern took office; even having a Twitter account established in her name. Paddles died in early November 2017 after being hit by a car in the Auckland suburb of Point Chevalier. On 19 January 2018, Ardern revealed that she was expecting her first child in June, making her New Zealand's first Prime Minister to be pregnant whilst in office. Ardern was admitted to Auckland City Hospital on 21 June 2018, and gave birth to a girl at 4:45 pm (04:45 UTC) that day, becoming only the second elected head of government to give birth while in office (after Benazir Bhutto in
Whist Whist Whist is a classic English trick-taking card game which was widely played in the 18th and 19th centuries. Although the rules are simple, there is scope for scientific play. Whist is a descendant of the 16th-century game of "trump" or "ruff". Whist replaced the popular variant of "trump" known as ruff and honours. The game takes its name from the 17th Century "whist" (or "wist") meaning "quiet", "silent", "attentive", which is the root of the modern "wistful". According to Daines Barrington, whist was first played on scientific principles by a party of gentlemen who frequented the Crown Coffee House