# Burnham forms new cabinet and resets Labour government priorities

Date: 2026

The Sixth Labour Government governed New Zealand from 26 October 2017 to 27 November 2023. It was headed first by [Jacinda Ardern](/people/jacinda-ardern) and later by [Chris Hipkins](/people/chris-hipkins), as Labour Party leader and prime minister.

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