NZ Labour will be led by a new duo, with Carmel Sepuloni winning a party room vote to become Chris Hipkins' deputy prime minister.
Mr Hipkins, the 44-year-old education minister, will address media at 3pm and is expected to be sworn in as prime minister early next week.
Ms Sepuloni wouldn't confirm her election after the meeting but told journalists she was "feeling very humbled". "Well done & really proud of our first Pacific Deputy PM, my friend & Tongan sister Hon Carmel Sepuloni," she wrote.
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