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Kate Wilkinson
NationalFormer MP
Career MP Salary
$1,447,700
6 years tracked
Career MP Expenses
$897,248
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $150,700 |
| 2013 | Minister of Conservation | Minister (Cabinet) | $272,000(highest) |
| 2012 | Minister of Conservation | Minister (Cabinet) | $267,000 |
| 2011 | Minister of Labour | Minister (Cabinet) | $262,000 |
| 2010 | Minister of Labour | Minister (Cabinet) | $248,000 |
| 2009 | Minister of Labour | Minister (Cabinet) | $248,000 |
| Total Career Earnings (6 years) | $1,447,700 | ||
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 | $5,704 | - | $14,528 | $20,643 | $41,854 | - | $41,854 |
| 2013 | Minister | $8,808 | $445 | $20,856 | $26,804 | $50,680 | $4,566 | $62,512 |
| 2012 | Minister | $8,347 | $2,726 | $48,445 | $93,529 | - | $91,444 | $244,489 |
| 2011 | Minister | $20,686 | $1,278 | $45,706 | $90,918 | - | $12,704 | $171,292 |
| 2010 | Minister | $37,570 | $4,743 | $49,388 | $128,304 | - | $42,124 | $262,130 |
| 2009 | Minister | $18,059 | $1,736 | $26,968 | $42,668 | - | $25,540 | $114,971 |
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 (2)
- Member of Parliament
- Member of Parliament
Declared Financial Interests
9 years of declarations20149 declared interests▼
Company Directorships (2)
- •Swannanoa Woods Limited – trustee company 2 Other companies and business entities
- •AH & JR Wilkinson Partnership – farming partnership
Trusts (1)
- •CJ Wilkinson Family Trust AH & JR Wilkinson Children’s Trust There may be other, non-operating trusts for which the member is a trustee only given that, as a lawyer, the member will, over the years, have been appointed a trustee.
Organisations Seeking Govt Funding (1)
- •Oxford Arts Trust – art gallery
Real Property (1)
- •Family home (owned by trust), Swannanoa Rural property (owned by trust), mid-Canterbury
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Government Super
Debts Owed to the Member (2)
- •CJ Wilkinson Family Trust – acknowledgment of debt
- •ANZ Bank – bank deposit
overseas travel costs (1)
- •Maldives – election observation. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Commonwealth Secretariat.
20136 declared interests▼
Company Directorships (1)
- •Swannanoa Woods Limited – trustee company
Trusts (1)
- •CJ Wilkinson Family Trust AH & JR Wilkinson Children’s Trust There may be other, non-operating trusts for which the member is a trustee only given that, as a lawyer, the member will, over the years, have been appointed a trustee.
Real Property (1)
- •Family home (owned by trust), Swannanoa Rural property (owned by trust), mid Canterbury
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Government Super
Debts Owed to the Member (1)
- •CJ Wilkinson Family Trust – acknowledgment of debt
Gifts (1)
- •Greenpeace – Sheyne Tuffery print
20126 declared interests▼
Company Directorships (1)
- •Swannanoa Woods Limited – trustee company
Trusts (1)
- •CJ Wilkinson Family Trust AH & JR Wilkinson Children’s Trust
Real Property (1)
- •Family home (owned by trust), Swannanoa Farm property (owned by trust), Canterbury
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Government Super
Debts Owed to the Member (1)
- •CJ Wilkinson Family Trust – acknowledgement of debt
Gifts (1)
- •
20114 declared interests▼
Company Directorships (1)
- •Swannanoa Woods Limited – trustee company * Interest rate payable in relation to the debt is less than the normal market interest rate that applied at the time the debt was incurred or, if the terms of the debt have been amended, at the time of that amendment. ANNUAL RETURNS J. 7 4 Trusts CJ Wilkinson Family Trust AH and JR Wilkinson Children’s Trust
Real Property (1)
- •Family home (owned by trust), Swannanoa Farm property (owned by trust), mid-Canterbury
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Government Super
Debts Owed to the Member (1)
- •CJ Wilkinson Family Trust – acknowledgement of debt
20105 declared interests▼
Company Directorships (1)
- •Swannanoa Woods Limited – trustee company
Trusts (1)
- •CJ Wilkinson Family Trust AH and JR Wilkinson Children’s Trust
Real Property (1)
- •Family home (owned by trust), Swannanoa
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Government Super
Debts Owed to the Member (1)
- •CJ Wilkinson Family Trust – acknowledgement of debt
20095 declared interests▼
Company Directorships (1)
- •Swannanoa Woods Limited – trustee company
Trusts (1)
- •CJ Wilkinson Family Trust AH and JR Wilkinson Children’s Trust
Real Property (1)
- •Family home (owned by trust), Swannanoa
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •AMPM Super
Debts Owed to the Member (1)
- •CJ Wilkinson Family Trust – acknowledgement of debt
20087 declared interests▼
Company Directorships (1)
- •Swannanoa Woods Limited – trustee company
Trusts (1)
- •CJ Wilkinson Family Trust AH and JR Wilkinson Children’s Trust
Organisations Seeking Govt Funding (2)
- •Christchurch Arts Festival Board – arts festival organisation
- •Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinsons Foundation, Canterbury – health
Debts Owed to the Member (1)
- •CJ Wilkinson Family Trust – acknowledgement of debt
overseas travel costs (1)
- •Taiwan – familiarisation. Contributor to travel: Government of Taiwan.
Gifts (1)
- •Harmans Lawyers – New Zealand Law Society practising fees
20077 declared interests▼
Company Directorships (1)
- •Swannanoa Woods Limited – trustee
Trusts (1)
- •CJ Wilkinson Family Trust AH and JR Wilkinson Children’s Trust
Organisations Seeking Govt Funding (2)
- •Christchurch Arts Festival Board Trust – arts festival organisation
- •Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinsons Foundation, Canterbury – health
Real Property (1)
- •Family home, Swannnanoa
Debts Owed to the Member (1)
- •CJ Wilkinson Family Trust – acknowledgement of debt
overseas travel costs (1)
- •China – familiarisation. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Government of China.
20066 declared interests▼
Company Directorships (2)
- •Swannanda Woods Limited – trustee
- •Joie de Vivre Canterbury Limited – trustee
Trusts (1)
- •CJ Wilkinson Family Trust AH and JR Wilkinson Children’s Trust
Organisations Seeking Govt Funding (2)
- •Christchurch Arts Festival Board Trust – arts festival organisation
- •Multiple Sclerosis Parkinsons Foundation – health
Debts Owed to the Member (1)
- •CJ Wilkinson Family Trust – acknowledgement of debt
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