Chris Hipkins meets with Auckland business bosses during his first outing as PM

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"When Hipkins was first named as Labour’s pick to take over from Ardern, there were questions about whether he had deep enough connections to Auckland – being “a boy from the Hutt” and a career politician."


That isn't relevant; the PM is elected to do a job for the whole country rather than just one city.
I think addressing the cost of living makes good sense - assuming they can manage to actually make a difference.