New Zealand's incoming PM Hipkins says 'making haste' on changes in priorities

Chris Hipkins and Carmel Sepuloni attend a news conference after being confirmed as the new Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister in Wellington New Zealand, January 22, 2023. REUTERS/Lucy Craymer

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's incoming Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said on Monday that his government would be "making haste" on reprioritising and looking at whether current policies need to be scaled down.

Hipkins appeared Monday on a number of New Zealand media after he was chosen on Sunday to replace Jacinda Ardern as head of the Labour party, thereby making him the country's next prime minister.