New Zealand's next prime minister
  

Jan 19: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (right) announces shock resignation after more than five years as leader, saying she has “no more in the tank”

Jan 22: Ruling Labour Party endorses Chris Hipkins (top left) in uncontested ballot
to replace Ardern as party leader and prime minister

Hipkins chooses Carmel Sepuloni (top right) as deputy prime minister – first person with Pacific Island heritage to hold this rank
  
Jan 25: Hipkins, 44, who ran nation’s Covid response, sworn in as 41st prime minister. He has less than nine months before general election on October 14
          

Labour is trailing conservative opposition in opinion polls*

31.7%	11%	1.6%	37.2%	11% 

How results could translate into seats in 120-seat Parliament

Labour 	Green	Māori Party	National	Act
41	14	2		49		14

Centre-left coalition: 55 seats 

Centre-right coalition: 63 seats 


*Taxpayers’ Union – Curia poll of 1,000 eligible voters, January 10-16. Margin of error: 3.1%
                                          

Sources: Reuters, Taxpayer’s-Union, UPI 
Pictures: Getty Images 
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