Education Minister Chris Hipkins is set to become New Zealand's next prime minister after he was the only candidate to enter the race to replace Jacinda Ardern. 9News DETALS:
Hipkins, 44, must still get an endorsement Sunday from his Labour Party colleagues in Parliament but that is just a formality now.
Hipkins will have less than eight months in the role before contesting a general election. Opinion polls have indicated that Labour is trailing the main opponent, the conservative National Party.
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