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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has taken a trip down memory lane, visiting the childhood home she grew up in on the country's North Island.
Posting a series of images to her Instagram page on Thursday, the Prime Minister showed her followers around the humble but 'happy' home in the town of Murupara, south of Auckland.
She lived in the home for a short time when she first started school.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (pictured) has visited her childhood home in Murupara
She was allowed inside the home (pictured), now being used by police officers on night shifts
'While I was in Murupara today, I stopped by the house we used to live in,' she wrote in the caption.
'These days it's used by police officers on night shift so they opened it up for me. It's amazing how spaces can bring back instant memories. As soon as I stepped into the kitchen I remembered that the top cupboard was where my mum hid the treats,' she continued.
'Once I climbed up onto the bench to try and reach into it, and burnt my knee on the crock pot....I still have the scar! And the green carpet is
