23 Jan 2023

Chris Hipkins planning to focus on 'bread and butter issues' as Prime Minister

From Morning Report, 7:13 am on 23 January 2023

New Zealand will soon have new leaders - a boy from the Hutt and a Westie. 

Chris Hipkins has been confirmed as the incoming Prime Minister. 

He's joined by Carmel Sepuloni, whose appointment as deputy prime minister makes history. 

Hipkins told spoke to Corin Dann about what assurances he could give the public his move to reprioritise its policies, and whether they would be any different that planned by Jacinda Ardern.