Minister selected by Labour party to succeed Jacinda Ardern after her shock resignation on Thursday

A new prime minister for New Zealand has been chosen by the Labour party after the shock resignation of Jacinda Ardern on Thursday.

Chris Hipkins, the country’s minister for education and policing and one of the primary architects of its Covid response, was nominated uncontested by the caucus on Saturday morning.

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