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Catherine Wedd
NationalCurrent MP
Career MP Salary
$516,000
3 years tracked
Career MP Expenses
$173,391
3 years of data
Professional Background
Updated 3 Feb 2026No biographical information available
Education
Not specified
Qualifications
None listed
Salary & Role History
3 years of remuneration data| Year | Primary Role | Salary Category | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $175,400(highest) |
| 2024 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $172,000 |
| 2023 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $168,600 |
| Total Career Earnings (3 years) | $516,000 | ||
Salary data from Remuneration Authority. Annual salary based on highest-paid role held during the year.
Expense History
Role types: MP (Parliament) · Minister (Executive)
| Year | Role | Accommodation | Travel | Inter-Parl. | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | Other | Air | Surface | VIP | ||||
| 2025 | MP | $28,000 | - | - | $37,216 | - | - | $68,113 |
| 2024 | MP | $37,844 | - | $31,853 | $19,706 | - | - | $93,166 |
| 2023 | MP | $1,850 | - | $8,065 | $2,196 | - | - | $12,112 |
MP expenses from Parliament disclosure. Minister expenses disclosed separately via DIA Executive disclosure. Years showing '-' may indicate the person held a ministerial role during that period.
Cross-Sector Roles
Crown Entity Roles (1)
- Member of ParliamentCurrent
Declared Financial Interests
2 years of declarations202526 declared interests▼
overseas travel costs (7)
- •European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development.
- •Philippines – Study tour. Contributor to travel and accommodation:
- •Norway – Travelled as the Chair of the New Zealand Parliamentarians’
- •Development (AFPPD) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
- •Bali – Travelled as the Chair of the New Zealand Parliamentarians’ Group on Population and Development (NZPPD). Contributor to travel and accommodation: Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and
- •Reproductive Health Rights and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
- •Group on Population and Development (NZPPD). Contributor to travel and accommodation: European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (3)
- •Westpac Bank – mortgages (x3)
- •ANZ Bank – apartment loan
- •ANZ Bank – home loan
Retirement Schemes (6)
- •Private super
- •Management Limited
- •Medical Assurance Society KiwiSaver
- •Traded Fund) – Craigs Investment Partners
- •Craigs KiwiSaver
- •The Terrace Super
Real Property (4)
- •Apartment – Wellington
- •Family home (x2; jointly owned) – Christchurch
- •Apartment – Wellington
- •Family home (jointly owned) – Havelock North
Trusts (3)
- •Vanessa Weenink Trust (trustee and beneficiary)
- •Pelorus River Trust (trustee and beneficiary)
- •HWW Trust (trustee and beneficiary) The Panhandle Trust (beneficiary)
Payment for Activities (2)
- •Dr Vanessa Weenink (National, Banks Peninsula)
- •Apiary management fees – Panhandle Station
Gifts (1)
- •New Zealand Game Animal Council – Parliamentary Hunt
202424 declared interests▼
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (3)
- •Westpac Bank – mortgages (x3)
- •ANZ – apartment loan
- •ANZ – home loan
Retirement Schemes (6)
- •Pelorus River trust
- •Limited
- •Medical Assurance Society KiwiSaver
- •Investment Partners
- •Craigs KiwiSaver
- •The Terrace Super
Real Property (5)
- •Rental property – Merivale, Christchurch
- •Apartment – Wellington Central
- •Family home – Cashmere, Christchurch
- •Apartment – Wellington
- •Family home (jointly owned) – Havelock North
Trusts (3)
- •Pelorus River trust (trustee and beneficiary)
- •VJ Weenink trust (trustee and beneficiary)
- •HWW Trust (trustee and beneficiary) The Panhandle Trust (beneficiary)
Company Directorships (2)
- •Papanui Medical Limited – medical practice building
- •Weenink Medical Limited (not trading) – locum medical work
Payment for Activities (3)
- •Dr Vanessa Weenink (National, Banks Peninsula)
- •Apiary management fees – Panhandle Station
- •Director fees – New Zealand Apples and Pears
Gifts (2)
- •Art Deco Trust – Art Deco Tickets
- •Mission Estate – Robbie Williams Tickets
Source: Register of Pecuniary and Other Specified Interests of Members of Parliament
Data Sources
- MP expenses from Parliament.nz
- CE remuneration from Te Kawa Mataaho
- Financial interests from Register of Pecuniary Interests