The incoming Prime Minister says his Government will focus on issues most essential to New Zealanders.
Chris Hipkins has been unanimously elected to the Labour leadership by the party's caucus.
He'll be officially sworn in as Prime Minister on Wednesday.
In one of his first interviews since being selected, Hipkins told Tim Dower he'll be running the ruler over the Government's work programme.
Hipkins says economics will be his big focus, with inflation being a major challenge right now.
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