Who is Emily Henderson, the Member of Parliament for Whangārei? 16 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM 4 minutes to read Work has begun on a new state housing development on Puriri Park Rd expected to be completed in a year. Hundreds of new public and transitional houses are coming, says Emily Henderson. Photo / Michael Cunningham FROM PARLIAMENT Kia ora, Whangārei! I am delighted to be your new MP and I'm looking forward to using these columns to chat about what's going on here, and in Wellington, and what I'm working on for Whangārei. For those who don't know me yet, Whangārei's been home since I was 7 and I'm a Family Court lawyer by trade. My husband and I still have three of our four kids at home, and our eldest is at university, so life is pretty busy.