With new prime minister Chris Hipkins cabinet reshuffle. Andrew Little switched over from the health portfolio to the defence portfolio, retaining all other titles.
This was shortly before the floods hit Auckland and cyclones hit Te Ika A Maui, the north island.
This has seen the New Zealand Defence Force deployed to assist thousands of people across the country, saving many stranded on rooftops and in need of safety.
We had a chat about all that and more in our first weekly catch up of 2023.