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Helen White
LabourCurrent MP
Career MP Salary
$999,400
6 years tracked
Career MP Expenses
$311,617
6 years of data
Professional Background
Updated 3 Feb 2026No biographical information available
Education
Not specified
Qualifications
None listed
Salary & Role History
6 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 | $163,000 |
| 2022 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $163,000 |
| 2021 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $163,000 |
| 2020 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $163,000 |
| Total Career Earnings (6 years) | $999,400 | ||
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 | - | $2,486 | $30,466 | - | - | $62,705 |
| 2024 | MP | $36,354 | - | $20,664 | $12,681 | - | - | $71,069 |
| 2023 | MP | $32,161 | - | $18,759 | $13,408 | - | - | $64,845 |
| 2022 | MP | $30,838 | - | $17,115 | $9,311 | - | $23,102 | $58,249 |
| 2021 | MP | $21,641 | - | $12,363 | $9,874 | - | - | $46,193 |
| 2020 | MP | $3,738 | - | $4,770 | $48 | - | - | $8,556 |
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
5 years of declarations20255 declared interests▼
overseas travel costs (1)
- •India – Commemorate the 35th Anniversary of the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Tibet Information Office.
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Fisher Funds KiwiSaver
Real Property (1)
- •Home (owned by Puriri Trust) – Sandringham, Auckland
Trusts (1)
- •Puriri Trust (trustee and beneficiary)
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •Co-operative Bank – mortgage
20244 declared interests▼
Real Property (1)
- •Home (owned by Puriri Trust) – Sandringham, Auckland
Trusts (1)
- •Puriri Trust (trustee and beneficiary)
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Fisher Funds KiwiSaver
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •Co-operative Bank – mortgage
20233 declared interests▼
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Fisher Funds KiwiSaver
Trusts (1)
- •Puriri Trust (trustee and beneficiary)
Real Property (1)
- •Home (owned by Puriri Trust) – Sandringham, Auckland
20226 declared interests▼
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Fisher Funds KiwiSaver
Gifts (2)
- •Royal NZ Ballet – Tickets to Firebird/Paquita (x2)
- •Royal NZ Ballet – Tickets to Giselle (x2)
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •Co-operative Bank – mortgage
Real Property (1)
- •Home (owned by The Puriri Trust) – Morningside, Auckland
Trusts (1)
- •The Puriri Trust (trustee and beneficiary)
20212 declared interests▼
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Fisher Funds KiwiSaver
Trusts (1)
- •The Puriri Trust (trustee and beneficiary)
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