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Shane Reti: 2020 roller coaster year dominated by Covid-19
13 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM
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Shane Reti in Parliament. The Whangīrei-based National Party list MP says MPs should have the ability to authorise travel exemptions during pandemics. Photo / NZME
Shane Reti in Parliament. The Whangīrei-based National Party list MP says MPs should have the ability to authorise travel exemptions during pandemics. Photo / NZME
FROM PARLIAMENT
This year has been a roller coaster in more ways than one and may well be defined as the coronavirus year. A challenge of biblical proportions that will sit alongside the reflections of, where were