Keeping communities free of Covid-19 and firing up the economic recovery have been front of Jacinda Ardern's mind in deciding senior Cabinet roles. He said he was also sitting outside Cabinet during the last term of government and got several issues signed off and expected to do the same again. There are currently 25 ministers in the executive council, which includes ministers outside Cabinet, and 27 members of executive government, which includes two under-secretaries. Two ministers outside Cabinet will be Green Party co-leaders James Shaw and Marama Davidson, who yesterday joined Ardern and Davis in formally signing the Labour-Greens co-operation agreement. "The Green Party can make it clear where they don't agree while we get on with things.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 01, 2020 16:18 UTC