New Zealand’s new Prime Minister takes oath

Chris Hipkins has taken oath as the new Prime Minister of New Zealand and Hon Carmel Sepuloni as the new Deputy Prime Minister.

After accepting the resignation of the now former Prime Minister, Governor General Dame Cindy held a ceremony to appoint Chris Hipkins as the country's new leader.

At the ceremony, Hipkins was also appointed as Minister of National Security and Intelligence, the governor general's office said in a statement.

The new New Zealand leader described the position as ‘the greatest responsibility’ of his life during the investiture ceremony, which was held at Government House, as reported by 'NZ Herald'.

The ceremony took place moments after Jacinda Ardern officially resigned as Prime Minister of New Zealand, when she presented her resignation to the country's Governor General.