New Zealand PM Unwinds Ardern Policies After Two Weeks in Job
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New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has stepped back from some of his predecessor Jacinda Ardern’s more unpopular policies as he refocuses on combating soaring prices and seizing the political middle ground ahead of October’s election.
A proposed merger of state-run radio and television, an income insurance program and plans to introduce a biofuels mandate won’t now proceed, Hipkins told reporters Wednesday in Wellington. Water reforms that involved co-governance with the Indigenous Maori people will also be reviewed and fresh feedback sought from affected parties, he said.