Hipkins sworn in as New Zealand PM days after Ardern resignation

Newly elected Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins was sworn in as the 41st prime minister of New Zealand on Wednesday, less than a week after Jacinda Ardern announced her shock resignation from the role.Hipkins, 44, was the sole candidate to replace Ardern as leader of the ruling party, and therefore prime minister, in swift party deliberations that followed Ardern's announcement on Jan. 19 that she would step down as the country's leader and exit parliament in April.Hipkins was sworn in by New Zealand's Governor General Cindy Kiro in the capital Wellington, alongside new Deputy Prime Ministe…READ FULL ARTICLE