Cabinet reshuffle

The team Chris Hipkins puts around him when he announces his new Cabinet on Tuesday will show the new prime minister is keen to chart his own course.

Newsroom has pulled the data together to show just how unprecedented this storm was. That could see immigration go to Nash to put alongside his tourism portfolio, given the two mesh well together. Verrall is familiar with the sector, having been an infectious diseases doctor and an elected district health board member up until she joined Parliament in 2020. Associate Local Government Minister Kieran McAnulty has long been tipped to take on the whole portfolio, which would pair well with his emergency management job. Health is a tough gig, the worst job in politics after opposition leader. Edmonds previously worked for Small Business Minister Stuart Nash and could easily pick up some small business or commerce roles. Reader donations are critical to what we do. Political editor Jo Moir is picking some big changes and plenty of new faces. Behind-the-scenes, Hipkins is also on the hunt for a new chief of staff with Raj Nahna understood to be leaving the building. Nanaia Mahuta’s reputation has been hit hard in the portfolio and if Hipkins plans to push on with the reforms, albeit with some peeling back of some of the co-governance aspects, then it needs to be steered by a new minister. Much like a decent chunk of Auckland got sick of Jacinda Ardern towards the end of her tenure, it seems the health sector is somewhat done with Little after a couple of years of difficult but necessary reform. His Cabinet reshuffle, expected to be announced today, needs a makeover that screams he’s listening to the public on controversial policies and is prepared to be the bad guy and get rid of friends with experience to make way for new and energised talent.

Nanaia Mahuta will be losing her role as Minister for Local Government as part of a Cabinet reshuffle, announced by the prime minister this afternoon.

We've got slipping educational standards, a housing crisis and rapidly rising levels of crime." Filling up two of Hipkins' former roles will be Jan Tinetti as Education Minister and Dr Ayesha Verrall as Minister of Health. Tinetti is the former principal of a Tauranga primary school. He'll also be working alongside Robertson as Associate Minister of Finance. Edmonds will become the Minister of Internal Affairs, Minister for Pacific Peoples, Associate Health Minister for Pacific Peoples and Associate Minister of Housing. Andersen will become the Minister for the Digital Economy and Communications, Minister for Small Business, Minister for Seniors, Associate Minister of Immigration and Associate Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations.

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is announcing the much-anticipated shakeup of his Cabinet, while also addressing the flooding in Auckland and Northland, ...

Little had dropped seven places. That’s going to be even more important following the events of recent days. Both retained their key portfolios, Broadcasting and Justice respectively. “Barbara Edmonds will become the Minister of Internal Affairs, Minister for Pacific Peoples, Associate Health Minister for Pacific Peoples and Associate Minister of Housing. “Ginny will become the Minister for the Digital Economy and Communications, Minister for Small Business, Minister for Seniors, Associate Minister of Immigration and Associate Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations. “I want to have a Minister with a focus on the city.”

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins announced a cabinet reshuffle that he said will better focus his government on key voter concerns ahead of an ...

New Health Minister Ayesha Verrall is the biggest winner from Prime Minister Chris Hipkins' first reshuffle today. Leaving aside new MPs who have been ...

Jan Tinetti is a big winner, picking up the whole Education portfolio, as is Stuart Nash, who has his coveted Police portfolio returned to him. Other prime ministers like Ardern, John Key, and Helen Clark have picked up a lighter portfolio. Ginny Andersen was ranked 45 on the party list at the last election, she is now number 19 in Cabinet. Barbara Edmonds was 49 at the election and has climbed to number 20. Phil Twyford, who is not retiring, has lost his place in the executive. Leaving aside new MPs who have been promoted into the executive for the first time, Verrall is the minister who has moved the most between former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s last reshuffle last year, and Hipkins’ reshuffle this year.

Andrew Little loses health, Nanaia Mahuta loses local government, and a new Minister for Auckland is announced as new faces are elevated to the front bench.

“In the reshuffle I have balanced the need for stability with renewal,” Hipkins said. [Full politics coverage](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics) She will also take on responsibility for child poverty reduction. Kieran McAnulty has been moved into Cabinet, picking up the full local government portfolio from Nanaia Mahuta. Barbara Edmonds will become the minister of internal affairs, minister for Pacific Peoples, associate health minister for Pacific Peoples and associate minister of housing. Jo Luxton will become a parliamentary undersecreatry to the minister of agriculture and minister of education. Ginny Andersen will become the minister for the digital economy and communications, minister for small business, minister for seniors, associate minister of immigration and associate minister for Treaty of Waitangi negotiations. “I believe it presents a significantly refreshed lineup.” [newly-created minister for Auckland](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/131111844/the-minister-for-auckland-michael-woods-surprise-new-role), and associate finance minister. Willie Jackson also moves up the list and on to the front bench, from number 14 to nine, and gains a focus on [taking the portfolio off Andrew Little](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/131068619/cabinet-reshuffle-health-minister-andrew-little-very-happy-in-role) who dropped down the rankings from seven to 13. [Cabinet reshuffle: Prime Minister Chris Hipkins to choose new ministers on Tuesday](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/131093168/cabinet-reshuffle-prime-minister-chris-hipkins-to-choose-new-ministers-on-tuesday?rm=a)

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has announced the much-anticipated shake-up of his Cabinet this afternoon. Hipkins fronted a post-Cabinet press conference, ...

Little had dropped seven places. That’s going to be even more important following the events of recent days. Both retained their key portfolios, Broadcasting and Justice respectively. “Barbara Edmonds will become the Minister of Internal Affairs, Minister for Pacific Peoples, Associate Health Minister for Pacific Peoples and Associate Minister of Housing. “Ginny will become the Minister for the Digital Economy and Communications, Minister for Small Business, Minister for Seniors, Associate Minister of Immigration and Associate Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations. “I want to have a Minister with a focus on the city.”

The prime minister has signalled a back-to-basics agenda before his new ministers get under way in their portfolios.

“In the reshuffle I have balanced the need for stability with renewal,” Hipkins said. [Full politics coverage](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics) She will also take on responsibility for child poverty reduction. Kieran McAnulty has been moved into Cabinet, picking up the full local government portfolio from Nanaia Mahuta. Barbara Edmonds will become the minister of internal affairs, minister for Pacific Peoples, associate health minister for Pacific Peoples and associate minister of housing. Jo Luxton will become a parliamentary undersecreatry to the minister of agriculture and minister of education. Ginny Andersen will become the minister for the digital economy and communications, minister for small business, minister for seniors, associate minister of immigration and associate minister for Treaty of Waitangi negotiations. “I believe it presents a significantly refreshed lineup.” [newly-created minister for Auckland](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/131111844/the-minister-for-auckland-michael-woods-surprise-new-role), and associate finance minister. Willie Jackson also moves up the list and on to the front bench, from number 14 to nine, and gains a focus on [taking the portfolio off Andrew Little](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/131068619/cabinet-reshuffle-health-minister-andrew-little-very-happy-in-role) who dropped down the rankings from seven to 13. [Cabinet reshuffle: Prime Minister Chris Hipkins to choose new ministers on Tuesday](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/131093168/cabinet-reshuffle-prime-minister-chris-hipkins-to-choose-new-ministers-on-tuesday?rm=a)

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins revealed his new outline for Cabinet in today's media briefing. Jan Tinetti has become Minister for Education, Ayesha Verrall'

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has unveiled his new line-up in today's Cabinet reshuffle. Dr Aeysha Verrall has been promoted to Minister of Health, Jan Tine.

Today on The Huddle, independent journalist Clare de Lore and former Labour Chief of Staff and current director at Mike Munroe Communications, Mike Munroe.

The top five front bench remains very similar to Ardern's Government. It's Hipkins, his deputy Carmel Sepuloni, deputy Labour Leader Kelvin Davis, Finance ...

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Freed from this burden, Little takes on minister for public service and the minister of defence. He has picked up the ACC and tourism portfolios. But, in the case of defence, it’s a job with perks. And, for it, he took a major amount of flak from the sector. She has been brought into Cabinet, ranked at 19, with the portfolios of digital economy and communication, seniors, and small business. Edmonds was elected to the Mana electorate in 2020, and has risen quickly, running the Finance and Expenditure select committee since June 2022. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has recast the Cabinet for the “big job ahead of us”. She has chaired the Justice select committee for Labour, taking on senior National MPs eager to score political points. However, bringing these names to the front bench has meant an effective demotion of senior and long-serving ministers. Tinetti, a former school principal, was broadly seen as the natural successor to Hipkins in the education portfolio. Allan was given the justice portfolio in 2021. Some of the changes announced by Hipkins on Tuesday were expected.

ANALYSIS: The top team is very similar, but there are some big changes that could pay dividends for Labour - if it follows up with policy change.

His predecessor was a cautious political operator, wary of too much change. Also, the jury is out on the appointment of Michael Wood as Minister for Auckland. Taking local Government off Nanaia Mahuta and giving it to Kieran McAnulty, who goes into Cabinet, was also a no-brainer. Andrew Little’s move out of health was a sensible one. Webb is a good appointment, but given Hipkins Labour’s new focus on “bread and butter” issues, not having either commerce or consumer affairs minister inside the cabinet seems pretty odd. The problems with the health system had started to coalesce around Little, despite predating him by many years. There have also been sensible rearrangements, demotions and shifts. The top team – Hipkins kitchen cabinet – is basically made up of the same familiar faces we have seen in the Government for years, sans Jacinda Ardern. Anything to do with prices, regulation or competition really. The biggest bolters into ministry positions are, like Hipkins, Wellington-based. * [The Chris Hipkins ascension: Out with the earnestness, in with some saltiness](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/131031817/the-chris-hipkins-ascension-out-with-the-earnestness-in-with-some-saltiness?rm=a)

The new ministers sworn in today were Ginny Andersen, Barbara Edmonds, Duncan Webb, Willow Jean Prime, Rino Tirikatene, Deborah Russell.

Woods said she was sure the ministers would do the job to the “best of [their] considerable abilities”. Andersen slightly jumped the gun early, beginning her oath too soon. She said she looked forward to working with all new ministers and parliamentary under-secretary, and congratulated them.