UPDATED 8.06am: Labour's in for a shake up.
Leader Andrew Little is expected to announce a reshuffle of the party's front beach team this morning.
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Kelvin Davis is expected to replace Nanaia Mahuta as Labour's Maori Affairs spokesperson and move up the rankings.
He'll jump from eighth position to fourth in the party rankings.
Understood to be in line for promotion are Auckland-based MP Jacinda Ardern and Christchurch MP Megan Woods.
The Auckland-based Ardern will move from ninth to fifth on the bench.
Among the losers is former party leader David Cunliffe who is likely to be demoted.
Political Editor Barry Soper thinks that's a mistake because Cunliffe is an experienced hand.
"Even though he made an absolute botch of the leadership, he's still got quite a lot to contribute. And I think Andrew Little would be making a mistake if he dropped him right off the scene altogether."
Mr Little says the grounds on which he made his decisions are hard work, freshness of ideas and competence.
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