New Zealand's state television broadcaster has apologised after posting footage of the country's prime minister breastfeeding in public.
Television New Zealand came under fire on Friday after posting online a clip of Jacinda Ardern feeding her newborn daughter Neve at a government announcement.
Ms Ardern returned to parliament after maternity leave this week and was on Friday announcing a ban on plastic shopping bags.
After speaking, she moved to the back of the room behind cameras to feed her daughter, but was filmed by a 1News camera.
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The brief video was posted online and quickly sparked a series of complaints and arguments on social media.
It has since been taken down.
"Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was discussing the issue of single-use plastic bags and that should have been our focus," a TVNZ spokeswoman said.
"We accept the criticism. We got it wrong."
Ms Ardern, 38, became the first world leader to take maternity leave.
