Polls open in New Zealand’s general election

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Chris Hipkins meets people on the street in Auckland ahead of the polls opening in the country’s general election (New Zealand Herald via AP/PA)

New Zealanders began voting on Saturday in a general election, with opinion polls indicating they favour a conservative change after six years of a liberal government led for most of that time by Jacinda Ardern.

Ms Ardern unexpectedly stepped down in January, saying she no longer had “enough in the tank” to do the job justice.