New Zealand's Minister for Women Julie Anne Genter cycled to hospital for the birth of her first child in Auckland |
New Zealand's Minister for Women Julie Anne Genter has taken the cycle of life to a whole new level, biking her way to hospital for the birth of her first child.
Genter, a
Green MP and keen cyclist, chose pedal power for Sunday's one kilometre (0.6
mile) journey from her home to Auckland City Hospital for the delivery.
"My
partner and I cycled because there wasn't enough room in the car for the
support crew... but it also put me in the best possible mood!" she posted
on social media alongside a picture of her with her bike.
Genter is
42 weeks pregnant, and said in the post that she was going in to hospital for
an induction.
She is not
only Women's Minister but Associate Transport Minister in New Zealand's
centre-left government, advocating for sustainable travel.
Her Green Party
colleagues tweeted that the bicycle trip to the delivery ward was "the
most #onbrand thing ever".
A party
spokeswoman said the baby had still not arrived by late afternoon Monday.
The
impending birth comes just weeks after New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda
Ardern returned to work after having her first child, daughter Neve, in June.
Ardern, who
was elected last year, became only the second world leader to give birth while
in office after Pakistan's Benazir Bhutto in 1990.
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