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The appointment of Chris Hipkins as prime minister may mark a shift from the politics of his predecessor Jacinda Ardern.
Hipkins will be officially sworn in as prime minister on Wednesday and will hold his first cabinet meeting.
He was unanimously voted to the position by his Labour colleagues.
Former senior advisor to the previous National-led government Brigitte Morten and Auckland University senior lecturer in politics Dr Lara Greaves spoke to Corin Dann.