Jacinda Ardern replaced by Chris Hipkins as New Zealand PM

By Agence France-Presse

Jan 25, 2023 10:52 pm

WELLINGTON: Hundreds gathered to applaud Jacinda Ardern as she left New Zealand's parliament to resign as prime minister on Wednesday, before Chris Hipkins was swiftly sworn in as her replacement.

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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