New Zealand's Labour party has new leaders less than two months from the general election.

Last week's polls showed the party at a record low twenty four percent support, prompting leader Andrew Little to offer his resignation.

This morning in Wellington his offer was accepted and Jacinda Ardern was elected unopposed as the party's new leader.

Ardern's second in charge is Northland's Kelvin Davis, who was also elected unopposed at the party's caucus meeting.

Dunedin North MP David Clark says he respects Andrew Little's decision to put the party interests ahead of his own, and is looking forward to supporting his 'friend Jacinda' as they campaign on the issues concerning people in the South and across New Zealand.'