Posted on 01/21/2023 3:19:07 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Education Minister Chris Hipkins is set to become New Zealand’s next prime minister after emerging as the only candidate Saturday to replace Jacinda Ardern.
Hipkins still needs the endorsement from his Labour Party colleagues, but that’s believed to be a formality at this point. He’d have just over eight months in the role until the next general election.
“It’s a big day for a boy from the Hutt,” Hipkins said, referring to the Hutt Valley near Wellington where he grew up. “I’m really humbled and really proud to be taking this on. It is the biggest responsibility and the biggest privilege of my life.”
Hipkins became well-known during the COVID pandemic when he emerged as an authoritarian crisis manager for New Zealand’s government.
Here he is in July 2021 warning that the government will start tracking down individuals who haven’t “come forward” to take the COVID jab.
“I think early next year we’ll be in the phase of chasing out people who haven’t come forward to get their vaccination, or missed their bookings and so on,” Hipkins told reporters.
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Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
Lock it down.
Lock it all down.
Hard.
If someone can overwhelmingly count the vote for Biden/Harris, are we far behind ?
The NZers voted for this ...
Ardern’s commie twin
Keep the sheep locked up in the pens.
New Zealand is lost.The US should make it clear that we won’t lift a finger to protect NZ from the Chinese.What a filthy,worthless country!
“The NZers voted for this ...”
did we vote for Joe Biden over Trump? Hmmm?
That pattern repeats in companies and countries.
Ardens was being to gentle on the aussies this guy looks evil and Im sure he is
Exactly.
Thanks for the ping. Talk about going down the rabbit hole.
I didn’t want to see a picture of this character when I read that he came from the Hutt Valley. What’s his relation to Jabba?
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