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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Henry Cooke

Hipkins is unlikely to reach heights of Jacindamania, and that may suit New Zealanders

New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern and her successor Chris Hipkins arrive at the Labour caucus meeting on Sunday.
New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern and her successor Chris Hipkins arrive at the Labour caucus meeting on Sunday. Hipkins promises a more down-to-earth governing style. Photograph: Marty Melville/AFP/Getty Images

Jacinda Ardern has a natural presence most politicians would sacrifice a kidney for.

She spoke like a normal person most of the time, but could switch into moving rhetoric at the exact points it was needed – like when a terrorist carried out a mass murder, a global pandemic shut the world down, or at a normal old election rally.

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