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Chris Auchinvole
NationalFormer MP
Career MP Salary
$582,000
4 years tracked
Career MP Expenses
$319,369
4 years of data
Professional Background
Updated 3 Feb 2026No biographical information available
Education
Not specified
Qualifications
None listed
Salary & Role History
4 years of remuneration data| Year | Primary Role | Salary Category | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $147,800(highest) |
| 2013 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $147,800(highest) |
| 2012 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $144,600 |
| 2011 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $141,800 |
| Total Career Earnings (4 years) | $582,000 | ||
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 | ||||
| 2014 | MP | $12,852 | - | $31,868 | $13,570 | $59,627 | - | $59,627 |
| 2013 | MP | $20,348 | - | $48,793 | $32,497 | $107,855 | - | $107,855 |
| 2012 | MP | $19,030 | - | $40,786 | $20,377 | $83,919 | - | $103,772 |
| 2011 | MP | $3,391 | - | $8,803 | $10,509 | $25,412 | - | $48,115 |
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 Parliament
Declared Financial Interests
9 years of declarations20144 declared interests▼
Organisations Seeking Govt Funding (1)
- •Westland Wilderness Trust – cycle trails
Company Directorships (1)
- •Auchinvole & Associates – exporter, mixed goods
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Lake Super
Real Property (1)
- •Family home, Lake Brunner, Westland
20135 declared interests▼
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Lake Super
Real Property (1)
- •Family home, Lake Brunner, Westland
Organisations Seeking Govt Funding (1)
- •Westland Wilderness Trust – cycle trails
Company Directorships (1)
- •Auchinvole and Associates Limited – exporter mixed goods
Gifts (1)
- •Greenpeace – Sheyne Tuffery print (donated to Paul Goldsmith MP)
20127 declared interests▼
Real Property (1)
- •Family home, Lake Brunner, Westland
Company Directorships (2)
- •Auchinvole and Associates Ltd – exporter mixed goods
- •CLCS Ltd (not trading) – moss products
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Lake Superannuation Scheme Government Super
Organisations Seeking Govt Funding (3)
- •Paparoa Wildlife Trust – Kiwi release
- •Westland Wilderness Trust – cycle trails
- •Sport Fishing for Youth Charitable Trust Board – fishing training
20117 declared interests▼
Organisations Seeking Govt Funding (3)
- •O’Conor Home – aged care
- •Sport Fishing for Youth Charitable Trust – introducing youth to sport fishing
- •Paparoa Wildlife Trust – kiwi release
Real Property (1)
- •Family home, Lake Brunner, West Coast
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Lake Superannuation Scheme Government Super
Company Directorships (2)
- •Auchinvole & Associates Limited (not trading) – exporter of mixed goods
- •CLCS Limited (not trading) – moss products
20105 declared interests▼
Organisations Seeking Govt Funding (1)
- •O’Conor Home – aged care
Company Directorships (2)
- •CLCS Limited – moss products
- •Auchinvole & Associates Limited – exporters of mixed goods
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Lake Super
Real Property (1)
- •Family home, Lake Brunner, West Coast
20096 declared interests▼
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Lake Super
Company Directorships (2)
- •Auchinvole & Associates Limited – exporters of mixed goods
- •CLCS Limited – moss products
Trusts (1)
- •Lake Superannuation Scheme
Real Property (1)
- •Family home, Moana, Westland
Discharged Debts (1)
- •Rent for member’s office in Motueka – Holland Memorial Trust
20085 declared interests▼
Real Property (1)
- •Family home, Moana, Westland
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Lake Super
Trusts (1)
- •Lake Superannuation Scheme
Company Directorships (2)
- •CLCS Limited – moss products
- •Auchinvole and Associates Limited – exporter of mixed goods
20075 declared interests▼
Company Directorships (2)
- •CLCS Limited – moss products
- •Auchinvole and Associates Limited – exporters of mixed goods
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Lake Super
Real Property (1)
- •Family home, Moana
Trusts (1)
- •Lake Superannuation Scheme
20064 declared interests▼
Real Property (1)
- •Property, Lake Brunner Road, Moana, West Coast
Trusts (1)
- •Lake Superannuation Scheme
Company Directorships (2)
- •CLCS Limited – moss products
- •Auchinvole and Associates Limited – exporters
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