Labour has had the Maori seats for most of the last 90 years. Do you reckon they have delivered for Maori?
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Agreed.
The foreign affairs minister presents a face & image of NZ to the world.
For all of Winston’s faults, he represented NZ well whenever he was foreign minister - well spoken, suave and knowledgeable.
Nanaia’s appointment shows the lack of depth in the team of incompetents. What did she achieve in the last 3 years as a minister?
Beggars belief to have someone like her represents NZ’s overseas.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-in...urprise-or-two
Restocking the Cabinet: Ardern spring clean packs surprise or two
But to those who have not fared so well.
Jenny Salesa is out as a minister altogether.
RNZ understands a combination of underperformance and the political risk of a very high staff turnover in her office were the deciding factors.
Phil Twyford is the other demotion - while still a minister he's out of Cabinet and loses transport. It looks like he's very much on the way out, with no signal from Ardern he has a potential path back to Cabinet.
Overall the structure of the Covid ministers makes sense, to have details man Chris Hipkins oversee the nuts and bolts of the response without having to become enmired in the broader Health portfolio; that's been taken up by Andrew Little with back up from infectious disease specialist Verrall.
One person who did not make it as a minister was Keiran McAnulty; he'll become senior whip and with 64 MPs (before specials are counted) keeping everything under control with such a big caucus will almost be worthy of a ministerial position in itself.