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Recent Cabinet reshuffle
Last week, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins announced some changes to Cabinet, including the Health portfolio.
The new Minister for Health is Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall. She also continues as Minister of Research, Science, and Innovation.
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COVID-19 has been absorbed into the Health portfolio and the Minister continues her responsibility for the COVID-19 response.
Associate Health Ministers are:
Hon Peeni Henare - Associate Minister of Health (Māori Health)
Barbara Edmonds - Associate Minister of Health (Pacific Peoples)
Willow-Jean Prime - Associate Minister of Health
The full Ministerial list can be found here: https://dpmc.govt.nz/sites/default/files/2023-01/ministerial-list-1february-2023.pdf
New Riverside loading docks closer to completion
A great deal of progress has been made on the construction of the new Christchurch Hospital Riverside loading docks.
Last week, the Naylor Love Construction team pulled an (almost) all-nighter when they worked through until 4am on a concrete pour on the north side of the building.
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