Ardern to reshuffle cabinet today

Ardern to reshuffle cabinet today
Fresh off the plane from meeting the new Australian PM, Jacinda Ardern will announce a cabinet shake-up today. (Image: Getty)
Pattrick Smellie
The prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, will announce what her office is describing as a “minor” reshuffle of cabinet portfolios this afternoon.The changes will be made public at her weekly post-cabinet press conference at 3pm.A reshuffle has been on the cards for some months, with speculation focusing on whether local government and foreign affairs minister Nanaia Mahuta may move out of the local government portfolio now that the controversial three waters legislation has been introduced to parliament.Also under pressure is the police...

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