UPDATED 5.25PM:Â John Key is scathing of a front bench that's seen Annette King returned as Deputy Leader and Grant Robertson named as finance spokesman.
"It's going to be a seething backbench of misery and discontent, isn't it.
"I mean, from sort-of 13th-17th - with the except of Parker - they're all former leaders. I can't see how they're going to be terribly happy.
"Robertson in the finance role, I don't know. Annette King's hardly the face of the future."
Little reveals Labour caucus
Labour's new lineup is out - with a mixture of the disappointed from the leadership battle, some old hands, and some rising stars.Â
Labour's freshly-minted leader Andrew Little has chosen Annette King as his deputy.
AUDIO: Barry Soper on Labour's new-look front benchÂ
Grant Robertson, who was narrowly defeated in the leadership runoff contest, will get the Finance portfolio.Â
Nanaia Mahuta, who also ran in the contest, will become Maori Development spokesperson.Â
Phil Twyford will work on Housing and Transport.Â
Chris Hipkins will keep his Education and Early Childhood Education roles.Â
New Te Tai Tokerau MP Kelvin Davis will take on both Police and Corrections.Â
The press conference was postponed after fire alarms sounded in the parliamentary precinct forcing the evacuation of the old parliament building.Â
Newstalk ZB's political editor Barry Soper says after 17, the MPs are all unranked.
"And what he says he's doing that for is to open it up to competition to say that the top 17 that he's named that are ranked are there for the next year. There's some big portfolios that are unranked."
Labour Party Caucus 24 November 2014 |
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1 |
Andrew Little |
Leader of the Opposition Security and Intelligence |
2 |
Annette King |
Deputy Leader Health |
3 |
Grant Robertson |
Finance |
4 |
Nanaia Mahuta |
Maori Development |
5 |
Phil Twyford |
Housing Transport |
6 |
Chris Hipkins |
Shadow Leader of the House Senior Whip Education Early Childhood Education |
7 |
Carmel Sepuloni |
Social Development Junior Whip |
8 |
Kelvin Davis |
Police Corrections Associate Justice (Sexual & Domestic Violence) Associate Education (Maori Education) Associate Regional Development |
9 |
Jacinda Ardern |
Justice Children Small Business Arts, Culture, Heritage |
10 |
David Clark |
Economic Development Associate Finance Associate Health (Mental Health) |
11 |
Su’a William Sio |
Pacific Island Affairs Local Government Associate Housing (South Auckland) Interfaith Dialogue |
12 |
Iain Lees-Galloway |
Labour |
13 |
Megan Woods |
Environment Climate Change |
14 |
David Cunliffe |
Regional Development Tertiary Education Research & Development Science & Innovation Associate Economic Devt |
15 |
David Parker |
Trade & Export Growth Shadow Attorney General Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations |
16 |
David Shearer |
Foreign Affairs Consumer Affairs |
17 |
Phil Goff |
Defence Veterans' Affairs Disarmament Auckland Issues Ethnic Affairs |
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Unranked |
Trevor Mallard |
Assistant Speaker Internal Affairs (excluding Gambling) Sport and Recreation Animal Rights Parliamentary Reform |
Unranked |
Ruth Dyson |
Conservation Senior Citizens Disability Issues Canterbury Earthquake Recovery |
Unranked |
Damien O’Connor |
Primary Industries Biosecurity Food Safety |
Unranked |
Clayton Cosgrove |
Revenue SOEs Building and Construction Earthquake Commission Assoc. Â Finance |
Unranked |
Sue Moroney |
ACC Immigration Women’s Affairs Associate Labour |
Unranked |
Clare Curran |
ICT Open Government Assoc. Justice Assoc. Commerce |
Unranked |
Kris Faafoi |
Commerce State Services Racing Assistant Whip |
Unranked |
Louisa Wall |
Youth Affairs Assoc. Â Auckland Issues (South Auckland) Assoc . Sport and Recreation |
Unranked |
Stuart Nash |
Forestry Energy Land Information Statistics |
Unranked |
Rino Tirikatene |
Fisheries Associate Regional Development Customs |
Unranked |
Meka Whaitiri |
Water Assoc. Regional Development Assoc. Finance Assoc. Primary Industries |
Unranked |
Poto Willams |
Community & Voluntary Assoc. Housing (Chch) Assoc. Justice (Family) Assoc. Â Education (Christchurch Schools) |
Unranked |
Peeni Henare |
Tourism Associate Maori Development (Employment & Te Reo Maori) |
 Unranked |
Adrian Rurawhe |
Civil Defence & Emergency Management Assoc. Internal Affairs (Gambling) Assoc. Treaty Negotiations |
 Unranked |
Jenny Salesa |
Employment, Skills and Training |
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