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Wed Feb 1

Hipkins revives Labour’s fortunes – but the election will be about more than ‘bread and butter issues’

Written by Richard Shaw, Professor of Politics, Massey University

New prime minister Chris Hipkins with deputy Carmel Sepuloni.Getty Images

With a cabinet reshuffle just a day after two polls showing Labour ahead again – in which he promoted more Māori MPs to the front bench, created a new Minister for Auckland portfolio and drew a line under the previous administration by demoting several of Jacinda...

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