{"id":297789,"date":"2026-02-23T07:39:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T07:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/297789\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T07:39:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T07:39:10","slug":"chris-hipkins-says-nz-deserves-a-government-with-ambition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/297789\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Hipkins says NZ deserves a government with ambition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text-description\">Labour leader says party will target \u2018administered inflation\u2019 to help combat the cost of living.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"main-image-caption\">WATCH: Chris Hipkins addresses media at State of the Nation. <\/p>\n<p>\n    Simon Shepherd and Brent Edwards<br \/>\n    Mon, 23 Feb 2026\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_elementToProof\">Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins emphasised the need to tackle the &#8216;cost of living&#8217; in his State of the Nation speech and said the party would look closely at &#8216;administered inflation&#8221; as a way of doing that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_elementToProof\">When asked by NBR which policies would ensure inflation would not reach previous peaks<\/p>\n<p>\n            Want to read more? 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