PoliticsLabour reshuffle prompted by departure of Faafoi, MallardLabour’s long-awaited reshuffle has been triggered today by the departure of senior Cabinet Minister Kris Faafoi and Speaker Trevor MallardToday's Cabinet reshuffle has been sparked by the departures of Kris Faafoi and Trevor Mallard. Ardern confirmed Faafoi had decided to leave Parliament to be with his family as his youngest son started school. Chris Hipkins takes over Police and passes Covid-19 Response to Ayesha VerrallDan Rosewarne and Soraya Peke-Mason to replace Faafoi and Mallard from the Labour List. Labour Party president Claire Szabó has already been hitting the phones in recent months getting a gauge of people’s intentions. But that opportunity has been trumped by Faafoi and Mallard's decision to go sooner, rather than later.

Source: Stuff June 13, 2022 02:08 UTC