Chris Hipkins

New Zealand Education Minister Chris Hipkins talks to reporters outside Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, on Saturday. AP ...

Hipkins said he believed he could win the election and paid tribute to Ardern. New Zealand's Reserve Bank has hiked the benchmark interest rate to 4.25% as it tries to get inflation under control, and some economists are predicting the country will go into recession this year. Hipkins drew a small crowd of clapping onlookers when he talked to reporters outside Parliament. It is the biggest responsibility and the biggest privilege of my life." Hipkins rose to public prominence during the coronavirus pandemic, when he took on a kind of crisis management role. He is known as a political troubleshooter who has taken on a variety of roles to try to iron out problems created by other lawmakers.

WELLINGTON: New Zealand's former COVID-19 response minister Chris Hipkins will replace Jacinda Ardern as prime minister after receiving the only nomination ...

Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark said Ardern had “faced a level of hatred and vitriol” that was “unprecedented in our country”. Ardern said her decision to step down was “tinged with sadness” but after having made the announcement she had “slept well for the first time in a long time”. The 42-year-old - who steered the country through natural disasters, the COVID pandemic, and its worst-ever terror attack - said she no longer had “enough in the tank”.

New Zealand Labour MP Chris Hipkins is set to replace Jacinda Ardern as prime minister after becoming the only nominee for the party's leadership.

Should he receive that backing, Ardern will formally tender her resignation to the governor-general, who will then – on behalf of King Charles III – appoint Hipkins as prime minister. In Ardern’s shock announcement on Thursday she said she did not have “enough in the tank” to lead. New Zealand Labour MP Chris Hipkins is set to replace Jacinda Ardern as prime minister after becoming the only nominee for the party’s leadership.

Chris Hipkins is all set to become the 41st Prime Minister of New Zealand, replacing Jacinda Ardern who abruptly decided to step down from the post saying ...

He will formally assume the role on Sunday. He will formally assume the role on Sunday During his stint as the health minister when the Covid virus swept the entire world, Hipkins led a tough fight on the home front.

Hipkins, 44, was unanimously chosen by the Labour Party to succeed Ardern as its head, and while he has yet to be officially nominated, that is expected to ...