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Some former ministers have taken top positions in Labour's front bench while others have lost out.

Carmel Sepuloni has social development, Grant Robertson has finance, Ayesha Verrall has health, and Ginny Andersen keeps police.

Damien O'Connor's been taken off agriculture, with Jo Luxton taking up the spokesperson role.

Former senior Labour staffer Clint Smith told Tim Dower that Luxton's one of the more rurally based Labour MPs.

He says Damien O'Connor has been around a while and Chris Hipkins probably wanted to give important roles to some younger MPs. 

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The Green Party wants a commitment to climate action from a potential coalition partner.

Co-leader James Shaw voiced his distaste at the prospect of a National-Act alliance in a 'State of the Planet' address yesterday.

He said it would be the most "reactionary, race-baiting, right-wing" government in decades.

Clint Smith, a former advisor to Jacinda Ardern, says that the Greens aren't happy with the Prime Minister's policy bonfire either.

He says they're concerned Hipkins' leadership is moving away from climate.

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Joshua B. Hoe interviews Clint Smith about his book "How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning With The History of Slavery Across America"

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On the eve of the Premiere of "Coming 2 America"... I got the opportunity to speak to Clint Smith (Former VP of Eddie Murphy Productions). In this brief interview, we talk about his friendship with Eddie Murphy, His scene in the movie "Trading Places" and his famous catch phrase from "Coming to America".... "That Boy Good".  He drops a couple gems in this one. You don't want to miss.

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What does it mean to have "deep roots"? In the bible, there are many references to the advantages of deep roots - they provide stability in storms, and access to water during droughts. But what does it mean to have deep roots in the church? In this week's message we hear from several of our pastors about the different ways we can be rooted in our church family.