Shane Reti

It can’t be easy being in political opposition during a crisis. You don’t want to seem obstructive, but you’re the Opposition; it says it in the name. So, how do you oppose while supporting? Audio

A dire shortage of family doctors in Northland mean locals are flooding the region's main emergency department. Each day, staff at Whangerei Hospital's emergency department send away about eight… Audio

A New Zealand Opposition MP says it's clear New Zealand has exported measles to its Pacific neighbours, and it's "simply not good enough". Audio

The National Party is condemning the government for being too slow in containing the measles outbreak. It says the numbers are now so bad that the United States has put out a travel advisory warning… Audio

At least 8,000 doses of a meningococcal vaccine are left over from an emergency vaccination campaign in Northland.

The National Party is accusing the government of betraying Northlanders over the… Audio

National's spokesperson for tertiary education is calling the Government's zero fees scheme a waste of money. A survey by Canterbury University shows that less than 6 percent of students would not of… Audio

Petitioners calling for funding for particular breast cancer treatments have fronted up to a committee in support of their request but how does the petition process work?  Audio

Parliament has 17 select committees but the Maori Affairs and Health Committees both claim to be the most collaborative.  Audio

Parliament's select committees often fly under the public's radar but the chairs of the Health Committee say its done some heavy work considering breast cancer treatments and medicinal cannabis. Audio

Transport Agency contractors have been caught dumping rubble from road works into a stream that runs into Whangarei Harbour. The agency has been forced to clean up its act after a local raised the… Audio

There's no relief in sight for the dying and chronically unwell, as a scrap over medicinal cannabis unfolds. The National Party has withdrawn its support for the government's bill which is currently… Audio

Despite the growing homelessness crisis in Whangarei, Housing New Zealand's first social housing project in years is running into opposition from people who don't want it next door. Housing NZ has… Audio

New Zealand's government monitors issues of human rights in West Papua as closely as possible a select committee has been told. Audio