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Chris Hipkins is sworn in as New Zealand's prime minister by the country's governor-general during a ceremony at Government House in Wellington, following the resignation of Jacinda Ardern. Hipkins, the architect of the country's pandemic response, is now tasked with reviving the government's sagging popularity ahead of a general election in October. IMAGES
Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern hugs friends and colleagues outside Parliament in Wellington as she heads to Government House to officially resign. Ardern's resignation, less than three years after an emphatic election victory, has ignited a national debate about the vitriol faced by women leaders, especially on social media. IMAGES
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Chris Hipkins arrive at a Labour caucus meeting, where lawmakers will confirm the nomination for the new party leader. Hipkins is the sole candidate in line for the position after Ardern announced her resignation as prime minister last week. IMAGES
New Zealand's former Covid-19 response minister Chris Hipkins emerges as the sole nominee to replace Jacinda Ardern as the country's new prime minister. Speaking to reporters outside parliament in the capital Wellington, Hipkins said he will strive to "reach a consensus about who was best to lead Labour and therefore New Zealand forward." SOUNDBITE
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Thursday she will resign next month. "For me it's time," she told members of her Labour Party. "I just don't have enough in the tank for another four years." Ardern, who became prime minister in a coalition government in 2017, then led her centre-left Labour Party to a comprehensive victory in an election three years later, has seen her party and personal popularity drop in recent polls. SOUNDBITE
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