New Zealand elects new government as Labour suffers heavy losses across electoral map
New Zealand’s National Party Leader is courting potential coalition partners ahead of becoming the country's new Prime Minister. The election results have been a heavy blow to labour and its leader, Chris Hipkins who took-over from Jacinda Ardern.
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00:00 New Zealand's incoming Prime Minister savouring the victory.
00:07 Christopher Luxon sent a right National Party sweeping the Hipkins Labor Government aside,
00:13 nine months after Jacinda Ardern stood down as leader.
00:17 My pledge to you is that our government will deliver for every New Zealander.
00:24 The result was a forceful rejection of the Hipkins Labor Government, described by analysts
00:31 as a bloodbath, as it faced criticism over inflation and the pandemic.
00:36 The result tonight is not one that any of us wanted. But I want you to be proud of what
00:43 we achieved over the last six years.
00:47 The National Party campaigned on promising to cut the cost of living and get tough on
00:51 crime.
00:52 Thank you so much. We have a great, great country.
00:57 Its 53-year-old leader moves from being a first term MP to the country's new leader.
01:02 Well, I've got to tell you, it's a great start to the day when you've got a national government
01:06 and you've got the All Blacks winning again.
01:08 And on the same day Australia rejected a proposed Indigenous voice to Parliament, New Zealand
01:13 took a meaningful swing towards a Maori party, which looks to have doubled its members to
01:18 four.
01:20 Among the new Maori faces, a 21-year-old who becomes the country's youngest ever MP.
01:27 The National has won the most seats, but will need to form a coalition to form government,
01:37 with talks with potential partners like New Zealand First and the ACT Party to go on behind
01:43 closed doors.
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