Shane Reti

Candidate for Whangārei
Currently serving: MP for Whangārei, Parliament of New Zealand National
Party National
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Shane Reti’s Elections & Candidacies

Note: This database contains data from the 2023, 2022 and 2017 general elections, the 2025 local government election and is gradually being backfilled with other election data.

Contested 7 races — 4 elected 3 not elected

2023 NZ General Election • October 14, 2023 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Whangārei
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Elected
2020 NZ General Election • October 17, 2020 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Elected
  • MP for Whangārei
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Not elected
2017 NZ General Election • September 23, 2017 General
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Not elected
  • MP for Whangarei
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Elected
2014 NZ General Election • September 20, 2014 General
  • MP for Whangarei
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National Party
    Final Elected
Offices held
  • MP for Whangārei
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National
    Oct 2023 – present
  • List MP
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National
    Oct 2020 – Oct 2023
  • MP for Whangārei
    Parliament of New Zealand
    Affiliation: National
    Sep 2014 – Oct 2020
In the News
Cannabinoid breakthrough recognised as science minister bankrolls Māori traditional knowledge
Newsroom — October 7, 2025

Shane Reti funds science institute $42m to work with iwi to commercialise NZ’s 80,000 indigenous species The post Cannabinoid breakthrough recognised as science minister bankrolls Māori traditional knowledge appeared first on Newsroom .

Minister ignores panel’s call to create govt agency for universities
Newsroom — September 2, 2025

Universities Minister Shane Reti opts to keep a joined-up approach to the tertiary sector, with a focus on economic growth The post Minister ignores panel’s call to create govt agency for universities appeared first on Newsroom .

One MP, One Pint: Judith Collins on leadership regrets and writing a murder mystery novel
The Spinoff — August 21, 2025

Yes, defence minister Judith Collins still says ‘talofa’.

Research funds face further cuts
RNZ — August 19, 2025

A decades-old fund dedicated to blue-skies research says it was given a day's notice of further funding cuts and told to keep quiet about it until the government made it public.

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