New Labour lineup keen to take the fight to the government

New Labour lineup keen to take the fight to the government
Labour, and now opposition, leader Chris Hipkins with rising star Kieran McAnulty. (Image: Getty)
Jem Traylen
Former prime minister and newly minted opposition leader Chris Hipkins unveiled his new front bench on Thursday with Kieran McAnulty, Willow-Jean Prime and Ginny Andersen as the three new faces.Hipkins was in an upbeat mood as he announced a team that he said had three times the ministerial experience of a government he continues to call the “coalition of chaos”.McAnulty, who made a name for himself as the minister for emergency management during the Auckland floods and Cyclone Gabrielle, has swapped that portfolio for housing, and...

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