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Kennedy Graham
GreenFormer MP
Charity OfficerCareer MP Salary
$1,056,900
7 years tracked
Career MP Expenses
$677,439
7 years of data
Professional Background
Updated 3 Feb 2026No biographical information available
Education
Not specified
Qualifications
None listed
Salary & Role History
7 years of remuneration data| Year | Primary Role | Salary Category | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $158,500(highest) |
| 2016 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $158,500(highest) |
| 2015 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $154,500 |
| 2014 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $151,200 |
| 2013 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $147,800 |
| 2012 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $144,600 |
| 2011 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $141,800 |
| Total Career Earnings (7 years) | $1,056,900 | ||
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 | ||||
| 2017 | MP | $20,406 | - | $28,920 | $12,839 | $63,590 | - | $125,755 |
| 2016 | MP | $27,923 | - | $42,126 | $14,511 | $86,828 | - | $141,098 |
| 2015 | MP | $27,923 | - | $34,577 | $16,747 | $80,122 | $27,674 | $115,710 |
| 2014 | MP | $23,767 | - | $31,527 | $11,422 | $68,422 | $11,205 | $68,422 |
| 2013 | MP | $19,494 | - | $39,878 | $16,172 | $79,370 | $1,657 | $79,370 |
| 2012 | MP | $17,832 | - | $49,578 | $14,940 | $87,337 | - | $101,222 |
| 2011 | MP | $1,941 | - | $16,554 | $4,103 | $23,265 | - | $45,862 |
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
Charity Roles (1)
Crown Entity Roles (2)
- Member of Parliament
- Member of Parliament
Declared Financial Interests
9 years of declarations201713 declared interests▼
Trusts (1)
- •New Zealand Centre for Global Studies (charitable education trust, trustee)
Discharged Debts (7)
- •Network
- •Kingdom, Embassy of the United States of America, and European Union Centres
- •Energy, Z Energy, The Warehouse Group, High Commission of the United
- •Foundation, The Morgan Foundation, Vector NZ Ltd, Victoria Ransom, Mercury
- •(parliamentary cross-party group) – paid by Kennedy Graham MP through funds contributed by: The Tindall Foundation, Sam Morgan, Rob Morrison, The Mills
- •NZ pathways to carbon neutrality, commissioned on behalf of GLOBE-NZ
- •Contract fee and travel for Vivid Economics Ltd (UK) for a consultancy report on
overseas travel costs (1)
- •Mexico and Senegal – attendance at Parliamentarians for Global Action meeting. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Parliamentarians for Global Action.
Debts Owed to the Member (1)
- •Kiwibank – floating rate deposit
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Kiwibank KiwiSaver
Real Property (2)
- •Apartment (jointly owned), Wellington
- •Family home (tenants in common), Waiheke
20167 declared interests▼
Real Property (3)
- •Family home (jointly owned), Waiheke
- •Apartment (jointly owned), Wellington
- •Cottage, used as short-term rental (jointly owned), Waiheke
Retirement Schemes (2)
- •UN Pension Fund
- •Kiwibank KiwiSaver
Organisations Seeking Govt Funding (1)
- •New Zealand Centre for Global Studies Charitable Education Trust – inter- disciplinary research on global affairs for educational purposes
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •
20154 declared interests▼
Retirement Schemes (2)
- •Kiwibank KiwiSaver
- •UN Pension Fund
Real Property (1)
- •Family home (jointly owned), Waiheke House, used as short-term rental and premises for educational trust (jointly owned), Waiheke
Trusts (1)
- •New Zealand Centre for Global Studies (Charitable Education Trust) (trustee)
Employment (1)
- •Adjunct Professor, School of Law, University of Canterbury – academic research
20146 declared interests▼
Employment (1)
- •Senior Adjunct Fellow, School of Law, University of Canterbury (unpaid) – academic research, guest lectures, book reviews
Trusts (1)
- •New Zealand Centre for Global Studies (Charitable Education Trust)
Real Property (1)
- •Family home (jointly owned), Waiheke 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 House, used as short-term rental and premises for educational trust (jointly owned), Waiheke
Retirement Schemes (2)
- •Kiwibank KiwiSaver
- •UN Pension Fund
Debts Owed to the Member (1)
- •D Moir and P Crowther – personal loan
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •
201310 declared interests▼
Debts Owed to the Member (1)
- •Di Moir and P Crowther – personal loan
Retirement Schemes (2)
- •Kiwibank KiwiSaver
- •UN Pension Fund
Real Property (1)
- •Family home (jointly owned), Waiheke House, used as short-term rental and premises for educational trust (jointly owned), Waiheke House, used as long-term rental property, Waiheke
Trusts (1)
- •New Zealand Centre for Global Studies (Charitable Education Trust)
Employment (1)
- •Senior Adjunct Fellow, School of Law, University of Canterbury (unpaid) – academic research, guest lectures, book reviews 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
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •
overseas travel costs (4)
- •Kazakhstan – disarmament conference. Contributor to accommodation: Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament.
- •United Kingdom – ICC Conference. Contributor to accommodation: Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA), New York.
- •Italy – ICC Conference. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA), New York.
- •United States – ICC Conference. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA), New York.
20125 declared interests▼
Real Property (1)
- •Family home (jointly owned), Ilam, Christchurch Family home (half-share), Waiheke, Auckland
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •
Debts Owed to the Member (1)
- •Peter Crowther and Diana Moir – personal loan
Payment for Activities (1)
- •Adjunct Senior Fellow, School of Law, University of Canterbury – teaching courses on request (fees contributed to Global Studies Scholarship, University of Canterbury)
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •United Nations Pension Fund
20115 declared interests▼
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •
overseas travel costs (1)
- •Uganda – Review Conference of the International Criminal Court. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Parliamentarians for Global Action New York.
Debts Owed to the Member (1)
- •Peter Crowther and Diane Moir – personal loan
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •United Nations Pension Fund
Real Property (1)
- •Family home (jointly owned), Ilam, Christchurch Family home (half-share spouse), Waiheke Island
20105 declared interests▼
Real Property (1)
- •Residential home, Ilam, Christchurch Rented property, Waiheke Island
overseas travel costs (1)
- •Nepal – seminar on International Criminal Court. Contributor to travel: Parliamentarians for Global Action (economy class airfare). Contributor to accommodation: Parliamentarians for Global Action.
Employment (1)
- •Canterbury University, Senior Adjunct Fellow, (teaching fee donated to scholarship fund) – education provider
Debts Owed to the Member (1)
- •Kiwibank – term deposit
Retirement Schemes (2)
- •New York Green Futures Super
- •United Nations Staff Pension Fund
20095 declared interests▼
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •Fortis Bank, Belgium – mortgage – 4.3% (approximately)
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •United Nations Staff Pension Fund
Real Property (1)
- •Residential home, Ilam, Christchurch Rented property, Waiheke Island, Auckland Residential apartment, Bruges, Belgium
Employment (1)
- •Senior Adjunct Fellow, University of Canterbury School of Law – remuneration for specific teaching courses
Debts Owed to the Member (1)
- •Kiwibank – term deposit
Source: Register of Pecuniary and Other Specified Interests of Members of Parliament
Cross-Sector Roles
Charity Roles(1)
- Director at New Zealand Centre for Global Studies Charitable Trust Board
Data Sources
- MP expenses from Parliament.nz
- CE remuneration from Te Kawa Mataaho
- Financial interests from Register of Pecuniary Interests