Health Minister David Clark has dropped on the Labour Party's list, while infectious disease expert Dr Ayesha Verrall has made an appearance.
Dr Clark was at number nine on Labour's list but has fallen to 17. It comes after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern pushed him down to the bottom of Cabinet's rankings for breaking COVID-19 lockdown rules.
Dr Verrall is a newcomer on Labour's list, having led the work to improve the Government's contact tracing programme. She is currently deputy chair of the Capital Coast and District Health Board and works at Wellington Hospital.
Dr Verrall now sits on the list just behind Dr Clark at number 18 - ahead of current Labour Party list MPs including Raymond Huo, Kiri Allan, Kieran McAnulty and Jan Tinetti.
Dr Clark is currently the MP for Dunedin North. He told Newshub Nation over the weekend that he is "very keen" to stay on as Health Minister should Labour win the upcoming election in September.
But in the latest Newshub-Reid Research poll, voters were asked whether Dr Clark should remain Health Minister, and more than half - 56.8 percent - said no, with only 35.7 percent saying yes.
Ardern said in early April she would have sacked Dr Clark for beaking lockdown rules if the country wasn't in the grip of a pandemic, and the Health Minister said he's working hard to regain Kiwis' trust.
"I've been very focused on addressing equity, rebuilding our public health services, addressing primary care and mental health, and I will continue to do that for as long as I have that responsibility."
Other newcomers on Labour's list include Vanushi Walters, a human rights lawyer who sits at number 23, employment lawyer Camilla Belich at number 32, and unionist Ibrahim Omer at number 44.
The list also includes Naisi Chen at number 40.
Chen, who stood as a candidate for Labour in the 2017 election, was accused of having close connections to the Chinese Communist Party in Canterbury University Professor Anne-Marie Brady's Magic Weapons paper.
Chen denied the claims during a select committee appearance in May 2019, saying it left her feeling "hurt".
Labour's full list:
- Jacinda Ardern
- Kelvin Davis
- Grant Robertson
- Phil Twyford
- Megan Woods
- Chris Hipkins
- Andrew Little
- Carmel Sepuloni
- David Parker
- Nanaia Mahuta
- Trevor Mallard
- Stuart Nash
- Iain Lees-Galloway
- Jenny Salesa
- Damien O'Connor
- Kris Faafoi
- David Clark
- Ayesha Verrall
- Peeni Henare
- Willie Jackson
- Aupito William Sio
- Poto Williams
- Vanushi Walters
- Michael Wood
- Adrian Rurawhe
- Raymond Huo
- Kiri Allan
- Kieran McAnulty
- Louisa Wall
- Meka Whaitiri
- Rino Tirikatene
- Camilla Belich
- Priyanca Radhakrishnan
- Jan Tinetti
- Deborah Russell
- Marja Lubeck
- Angie Warren-Clark
- Willow-Jean Prime
- Tamati Coffey
- Naisi Chen
- Jo Luxton
- Jamie Strange
- Liz Craig
- Ibrahim Omer
- Duncan Webb
- Anahila Kanongata'a-Suisuiki
- Ginny Andersen
- Rachel Brooking
- Paul Eagle
- Helen White
- Barbara Edmonds
- Angela Roberts
- Shanan Halbert
- Neru Leavasa
- Tracey McLellan
- Lemauga Lydia Sosene
- Steph Lewis
- Dan Rosewarne
- Rachel Boyack
- Arena Williams
- Ingrid Leary
- Soraya Peke-Mason
- Lotu Fuli
- Sarah Pallett
- Gaurav Sharma
- Emily Henderson
- Terisa Ngobi
- Kurt Taogaga
- Kerrin Leoni
- Reuben Davidson
- Zahra Hussaini
- Janet Holborow
- Romy Udanga
- Ala' Al-Bustanji
- Glen Bennett
- Monina Hernandez
- Claire Mahon
- Jon Mitchell
- Nathaniel Blomfield
- Nerissa Henry
- Mathew Flight
- Shirin Brown
- Liam Wairepo
- Georgie Dansey
