Heckling, ‘bitching’ and a cat at Hipkins’ first public chat

Thursday 10 September 2026 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated Thu 10 Sep, 2:44pm

In this story Christopher Luxon, Labour Party, Chris Hipkins, ACC, Ginny Andersen

While the PM’s been doing them for months, Labour’s Chris Hipkins has only just started doing public meetings. He chose the Hutt for his inaugural one, and it featured a pet cat.

How they headlined it

2:41pm

1. NZ HeraldThu 10 Sep, 2:41pm

   Chris Hipkins says campaign trail won’t be disrupted despite death threats, police presence in meetings (opens in new tab)

2. StuffThu 10 Sep, 2:44pm

   Heckling, ‘bitching’ and a cat at Hipkins’ first public chat (opens in new tab)