The Indian Weekender, 13 November 2020

The Indian Weekender Friday, November 13, 2020
NEW ZEALAND 15
Judith Collins reveals caucus reshuffle
RADIO NEW ZEALAND
Muller have both moved down the rankings. and recreation
Muller, ranked at number 19, will be in 14. Barbara Kuriger: energy and resources;
National Party leader Judith Collins on
charge of trade and export growth while Bridges rural communities; food safety, associate
Wednesday, November 11 unveiling
at number seven takes on justice, water, Pike transport
her new shadow cabinet as the party
River re-entry and Māori-Crown relations. 15. Gerry Brownlee: foreign Affairs; NZSIS
picks up the pieces after its crushing election
defeat. Shane Reti was on Tuesday, November
10, was announced as the deputy leader of the
National Party as Gerry Brownlee announced
Collins says Simon is the right person for the
Crown-Māori relations role, he will have a lot
of work ahead of him.
“The National Party, this is not about
and GCSB; associate finance
16. Nicola Willis: RMA housing; housing
and urban development including social;
associate economic development
he was stepping down as deputy leader last
cauterising or anything like that, this is about 17. Stewart Smith: climate change and
week. Collins says the party’s new line-up
the best team for the job ... people have seen viticulture
reflects a wealth of talent and experience.
“New Zealand’s economic recovery will
be at the forefront of everything we do ... we
have a shadow cabinet brimming with business
experience,” she says.
what happens when there is disunity, a lot of
people lose their jobs.”
National’s list:
1. Judith Collins: Leader; spokesperson for
national security and intelligence; Pacific
18. Jacqui Dean: conservation; assistant speaker
of the house
19. Todd Muller: trade and export growth,
20. Simeon Brown: police, corrections, SFO;
youth
“We’ll be focused on being a
peoples; technology, manufacturing and 21. Matt Doocey: chief whip; mental health;
positive opposition as long as that’s not
powerhouse. Woodhouse and Bayly can be
artificial intelligence
associate social development and
counterproductive. Where we can be positive
seen jostling one another’s hips as she says
2. Shane Reti: health; children including employment; associate health
we will be... I expect that we’ll be professional,
this. They will have different responsibilities,
Oranga Tamariki and child poverty reduction 22. Maureen Pugh: junior whip; community and
that we’ll bring a professionalism to
Collins says.
3. Andrew Bayly: shadow treasurer; revenue; voluntary sector; emergency management
opposition.”
“We’re about to go into really serious
infrastructure; statistics
23. Nick Smith: research and science; electoral
Collins was reconfirmed as party leader on
economic times ... it is so important that this is
4. Michael Woodhouse: finance; transport; reform
Tuesday, with no challengers - something she
a serious portfolio.”
deputy shadow leader of the house
24. Chris Penk: shadow attorney-general;
said was “an enormous privilege”.
“We’re not focused on who’s senior or who’s
5. Louise Upston: Social development and defence; courts; veterans
Reti, who as spokesperson for children will
what, but Andrew does have the number three
employment; social investment; Whānau 25. Simon O’Connor: customs; arts, culture and
oversee the party’s stance on Oranga Tamariki
ranking and Michael does have the number four
Ora; land information
heritage; associate foreign affairs
and child poverty reduction, says he’s very
ranking.”
6. Todd McClay: economic development; 26. Erica Stanford: immigration; early
interested in both, holding the government to
Woodhouse will also take the Transport
small business; consumer affairs; tourism, childhood education
account and coming up with constructive ideas
portfolio and become the shadow leader of the
associate Pacific peoples
27. Ian McKelvie: seniors; forestry; racing;
about how we can do better. Paul Goldmsith
House. Bayly also nabs revenue, infrastructure
7. Simon Bridges: justice; water; Pike River disability issues
has lost his finance role and rocketed down the
and statistics. Louise Upston has been ranked
re-entry; Māori-Crown relations
28. Tim van de Molen: oceans and fisheries;
rankings from 3 to 12.
at number 5 and will be social development and
8. Chris Bishop: Covid-19 response; shadow animal welfare; building and construction
Collins has split the finance portfolio -
employment, social investment, whānau ora
leader of the House
29. Nicola Grigg: women; associate trade;
Andrew Bayly will be shadow Treasurer
and land information spokesperson.
9. Melissa Lee: broadcasting and digital associate arts, culture and heritage
and Michael Woodhouse will be the shadow
She says the country need to be focusing on
media; digital economy; communications; 30. Christopher Luxon: local government; iwi
Finance Minister. Bayly is ranked higher than
how we can get New Zealanders standing on
ethnic communities
development; associate transport
Woodhouse at number 3. Woodhouse has gone
their own two feet.
10. Scott Simpson: environment, workplace 31. Joseph Mooney: Treaty negotiations;
up the rank to number 4.
“The government’s talked big on creation of
relations, RMA environment
associate defence; associate tourism
She says splitting Finance and Treasurer
jobs and I will absolutely with every one of my
11. David Bennett: agriculture, horticulture, 32. Penny Simmonds: tertiary education;
is very close to the Australian experience,
colleagues focus on holding them to account.”
biosecurity
associate agriculture; associate disability
that Woodhouse and Bayly are “quite joined
Former leaders Simon Bridges and Todd
12. Paul Goldsmith: education
issues
at the hip” and get on very well and will be a
13. Mark Mitchell: public service, SOE, sport 33. Simon Watts: ACC; associate health
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