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Author: Bryce Edwards
CABINET RESHUFFLE
Marc Daalder (Newsroom): Luxon tries to head off ‘vibecession’ with major reshuffle
Jo Moir (RNZ): PM's portfolio reshuffle leaves Cabinet top heavy
Rachel Thomas (Post): Why Dr Shane Reti didn't work as National’s health minister (paywalled)
Bill Hickman (RNZ): Cabinet reshuffle: Change of health minister will be little comfort to delay-hit patients - advocates
Rob Campbell (Herald): Reti or not: Health Minister Shane Reti is bounced as PM Christopher Luxon reshuffles his top table
Luke Malpass (Post): Reshuffle transforms Willis into economic mega-minister (paywalled)
Claire Trevett (Herald): Christopher Luxon showed some ruthlessness in demoting Shane Reti in reshuffle but did he go far enough? (paywalled)
Richard Harman (Politik): Signs of panic (paywalled)
Stewart Sowman-Lund (Spinoff): Luxon’s reshuffle spotlights high performers over new talent
Barbara Fountain (NZ Doctor): Shane Reti loses health portfolio to Simeon Brown as PM "turbocharges” health (paywalled)
ODT Editorial: Make the southern voice heard (paywalled)
Mike Houlahan (ODT): Can new minister solve hospital challenges?
Matthew Littlewood (ODT): Opinions split on reshuffle
Grant Miller (ODT): Mixed reception for new roles (paywalled)
Grant Miller (ODT): New minister congratulated, but with a reminder (paywalled)
Jenna Lynch (Stuff): Shane Reti demoted in cabinet reshuffle as new health minister named
Giles Dexter (RNZ): PM Christopher Luxon retains confidence in Shane Reti despite sacking him from health portfolio
Adam Pearse (Herald): Health Minister Dr Shane Reti loses portfolio in PM Christopher Luxon’s latest reshuffle
Dan Brunskill (Interest): Dr Shane Reti loses health portfolio in Cabinet reshuffle
Tom Day (1News): Shane Reti out as Health Minister as PM makes major cabinet reshuffle
Thomas Manch (Post): Luxon's Cabinet 2.0: Here’s what you need to know (paywalled)
Ian Llewellyn (BusinessDesk): Major changes in Cabinet (paywalled)
David Farrar: Luxon’s 2nd reshuffle
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Andrea Vance (Post): New year, new Cabinet? (paywalled)
Jenna Lynch (Stuff): Shane Reti expected casualty of Luxon reshuffle
1News: Government signals Cabinet changes to come today
Claire Trevett (Herald): Health Minister Shane Reti expected to lose portfolio in PM Christopher Luxon’s first reshuffle, Simeon Brown moves up
Luke Malpass and Rachel Thomas (Post): Rumours swirl round Reti ahead of surprise reshuffle (paywalled)
PARLIAMENT, GOVERNMENT
Jamie Ensor (Herald): Taxpayers' Union–Curia Poll: Labour passes National for first time in nearly two years, New Zealand on ‘wrong’ track
RNZ: Labour passes National in new poll
Sam Smith (Stuff): Labour ahead of National in first political poll of the year
Dan Brunskill (Interest): Surprise poll shows the Labour Party shifting ahead of National, although still unable to form a Government
Thomas Manch (Post): National Party blames 'economic times' for poll drop (paywalled)
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Danyl McLauchlan (Listener): Luxonomics: an uncertain 2025 in politics (paywalled)
Kelly Dennett (Sunday Star Times): National, time to deliver. Labour? Time to reinvent (paywalled)
Tracy Watkins (Sunday Star Times): The PM’s first job in 2025? Restoring confidence in ourselves (paywalled)
Joseph Los’e (Herald): Stats NZ inquiry clears Whānau Ora of 2023 Census data breach
Bryan Bruce: The Sunday Long Read: Shamocracy
Bruce Cotterill (Herald): The big challenges ahead for 2025 - economy, race, and global upheaval (paywalled)
Jamie Ensor (Herald): No decision on replacing Ministers’ Crown vehicles despite being ‘immediate priority’
Neil Reid (Herald): From MP to wellness guru: Anna Lorck on transitioning from Parliament to plunge pools
Hawkes Bay Today: Napier MP Katie Nimon on pregnancy and priorities: ‘Feeling good’
RNZ: Former minister Russell Marshall dies aged 88
Shilpy Arora (Stuff): ‘Very saddened’: Former minister Russell Marshall dies aged 88
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