Neil Sands Opposition leader Chris Hipkins says he has learned from past mistakes and will avoid wholesale repeal of coalition policies if Labour wins next year’s election, ending the economically damaging stop-start cycle that incoming leaders typically follow. Hipkins famously began his tenure as prime minister in 2023 with a “policy bonfire”, ditching or significantly altering predecessor Jacinda Ardern’s positions on everything from climate change to compulsory income insuranc...
