Labour's Chris Hipkins has outlined the party's vision to 2040 to a crowd of Auckland supported.

In his speech, Hipkins envisioned returning to power in 2026, and then spending the next decade building the country that New Zealand can be.

NZ Herald deputy political editor Thomas Coughlan says Labour's reputation for delivering on promises is still too low to be believable.

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• Chris Hipkins unveils Labour's 'vision' and plan to get back in power