FILE - New Zealand's Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins speaks during a press conference in Wellington, New Zealand on October 28, 2021. Education Minister Chris Hipkins is set to become New Zealand's next prime minister after he was the only candidate to enter the race Saturday, January 21, 2023 to replace Jacinda Ardern, who announced her resignation on Thursday, January 19, 2023. (Robert Kitchin/Pool Photo via AP, File)(ROBERT KITCHIN/POOL PHOTO via AP)