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David Garrett
Professional Background
Updated 3 Feb 2026No biographical information available
Education
Not specified
Qualifications
None listed
Declared Financial Interests
3 years of declarations20109 declared interests▼
Real Property (1)
- •Family home, Kaukapakapa (held by the Big Banana Trust)
Trusts (1)
- •Big Banana Trust
Employment (2)
- •David Garrett (Self) – barrister in Albany, Auckland, provision of legal services
- •Garrett & Associates (Tonga) – principal of law firm operating in Kingdom of Tonga
Company Directorships (2)
- •Kaukapakapa Hire Centre Limited (not currently trading) – hiring garden equipment
- •Waste Management Limited (Tonga) – collection and processing of commercial and domestic waste in Tonga, hire of portaloos for functions, cleaning septic tanks and disposing of waste therefrom, collection and recycling of scrap metal and other recyclables
Other Companies & Business Interests (1)
- •RP & M Partnership – Te Karaka Forest Investment (No. 1) Limited – part of partnership of group of companies which owns a forest block near Gisborne(+1 linked)
overseas travel costs (1)
- •Tonga – business: appearing in court and/or provision of legal advice to clients. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Ports Authority Tonga (client charged pro rata for travel and accommodation costs for attending to legal business).
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Government Super
200911 declared interests▼
overseas travel costs (3)
- •Tonga – business: appearing in Court and/or provision of legal advice to clients. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Ted Bannard, Melbourne.
- •Tonga – business: appearing in Court and/or provision of legal advice to clients. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Uiketapu Vainokolo, California. Each client was charged pro rata for travel and accommodation costs for attending to legal business.
- •Tonga – business: appearing in Court and/or provision of legal advice to clients. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Ports Authority Tonga.
Trusts (1)
- •Big Banana Trust
Company Directorships (2)
- •Kaukapakapa Hire Centre Limited (not currently trading) – hiring garden equipment
- •Waste Management Limited (Tonga) – collection and processing of commercial and domestic waste in Tonga, hire of Portaloos for functions, cleaning septic tanks and disposing of waste therefrom, collection and recycling of scrap metal and other recyclables
Other Companies & Business Interests (1)
- •RP & M Partnership – Te Karaka Forest Investment (No. 1) Limited – part of partnership of group of companies which owns a forest block near Gisborne(+1 linked)
Employment (2)
- •Garrett & Associates (Tonga) – principal of law firm operating in Kingdom of Tonga
- •David Garrett (Self) – barrister in Albany, Auckland, provision of legal services
Real Property (1)
- •Family home, Kaukapakapa (held by the Big Banana Trust)
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Government Super
20069 declared interests▼
Company Directorships (2)
- •Kaukapakapa Hire Centre Limited (not currently trading) – hiring garden equipment
- •Waste Management Limited (Tonga) – collection and processing of commercial and domestic waste in Tonga, hire of portaloos for functions, cleaning septic tanks and disposing of waste therefrom, collection and recycling of scrap metal and other recyclables
overseas travel costs (1)
- •Tonga – business: appearing in court and/or provision of legal advice to clients. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Ports Authority Tonga (client charged pro rata for travel and accommodation costs for attending to legal business).
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Government Super
Real Property (1)
- •Family home, Kaukapakapa (held by the Big Banana Trust)
Trusts (1)
- •Big Banana Trust
Employment (2)
- •David Garrett (Self) – barrister in Albany, Auckland, provision of legal services
- •Garrett & Associates (Tonga) – principal of law firm operating in Kingdom of Tonga
Other Companies & Business Interests (1)
- •RP & M Partnership – Te Karaka Forest Investment (No. 1) Limited – part of partnership of group of companies which owns a forest block near Gisborne(+1 linked)
Source: Register of Pecuniary and Other Specified Interests of Members of Parliament
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Data Sources
- MP expenses from Parliament.nz
- CE remuneration from Te Kawa Mataaho
- Financial interests from Register of Pecuniary Interests