kelvindavisgettyimages-825006928cropped.jpg Kelvin Davis prefers a background role, and admitted he would be ‘‘running the team’’ while Ms Ardern was doing the ‘‘showing off’’ and taking the spotlight during the election campaign. Of Ngapuhi descent, he leads Labour’s Maori caucus. In a strategic move, he was nominated for the role by Labour finance spokesman Grant Robertson, a close friend of Ms Ardern. Unlike Ms Ardern, Mr Davis is from the more conservative side of the party and represents a mostly rural electorate, Te Tai Tokerau. Mr Davis prefers a background role, and admitted he would be ‘‘running the team’’ while Ms Ardern was doing the ‘‘showing off’’ and taking the spotlight during the election campaign.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 01, 2017 20:15 UTC