Christopher Luxon’s surprise reshuffle: What you need to know
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The Coalition Government has seen its first cabinet reshuffle.  Melissa Lee has lost her Broadcasting Minister portfolio and has been demoted out of Cabinet.  Meanwhile, Penny Simmonds has lost her Disability Commission portfolio.   To discuss this, The Front Page's Chelsea Daniels is joined by the host of the On the Tiles podcast, and NZ Herald deputy political editor, Thomas Coughlan. .   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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