New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern has announced she will step down because she "no longer had enough in the tank" to do the job justice.

Making the shock announcement at a caucus meeting on Thursday, the prime minister said she gave herself time over summer to consider whether she could continue in her post, but ultimately decided it was not possible.

"For me it's time," a visibly emotional Ms Ardern said.

"I just don't have enough in the tank for another four years. Have I given all I have to put us in the best possible position? I have. And I know that hand on heart.”

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