Chris Hipkins sworn in as New Zealand prime minister
Chris Hipkins was sworn in on Wednesday morning as prime minister by the governor general during a ceremony in the capital, Wellington. “This is the biggest privilege and responsibility of my life,” Hipkins said after formally taking office. “I’m energised and excited by the challenges ahead.”
Quizzed by reporters on what specific policies his government would offer to assist New Zealanders struggling with rising costs, he said he was “not gonna start making announcements only a couple of hours into the job”.“We will be making haste. But I’m not going to be so hasty as to make things up on the fly,” he said.
Hipkins’ step into the prime ministership came after Jacinda Ardern said last week she no longer had “enough in the tank” after steering the country through natural disasters, its worst-ever terror attack and the Covid-19 pandemic.
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