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Liz Craig
LabourFormer MP
Career MP Salary
$1,139,000
7 years tracked
Career MP Expenses
$341,762
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $163,000(highest) |
| 2022 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $163,000(highest) |
| 2021 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $163,000(highest) |
| 2020 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $162,500 |
| 2019 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $162,500 |
| 2018 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $162,500 |
| 2017 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $162,500 |
| Total Career Earnings (7 years) | $1,139,000 | ||
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 | ||||
| 2023 | MP | $27,773 | - | $15,343 | $2,324 | - | - | $46,219 |
| 2022 | MP | $30,914 | - | $19,739 | $3,503 | - | - | $55,428 |
| 2021 | MP | $30,915 | - | $15,357 | $3,795 | - | - | $51,518 |
| 2020 | MP | $30,914 | - | $16,559 | $2,374 | - | - | $50,265 |
| 2019 | MP | $23,780 | - | $21,626 | $3,733 | - | - | $51,211 |
| 2018 | MP | $22,592 | - | $18,302 | $4,931 | $33,077 | - | $61,677 |
| 2017 | MP | $5,181 | - | $7,357 | $184 | $12,722 | - | $25,444 |
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
6 years of declarations20239 declared interests▼
Real Property (3)
- •Conservation block (land) – Coromandel
- •Farmlet (includes house) – South Otago
- •Family home – Invercargill
Payment for Activities (2)
- •Advisory Service) – Southland Tramping Club
- •Gift voucher for speaking at Southland Tramping Club (donated to Jubilee Budget
Debts Owed to the Member (1)
- •Kiwibank – term deposits / savings
Retirement Schemes (4)
- •UniSuper
- •an Australian university super
- •UniSaver New Zealand
- •AMP KiwiSaver
20226 declared interests▼
Real Property (3)
- •Farmlet (includes house) – South Otago
- •Family home – Invercargill
- •Conservation block (land) – Coromandel
Retirement Schemes (4)
- •UniSuper
- •an Australian university super
- •UniSaver New Zealand
- •AMP KiwiSaver
20217 declared interests▼
Retirement Schemes (4)
- •NZ university super
- •UniSuper
- •an Australian university super
- •AMP KiwiSaver
Debts Owed to the Member (1)
- •Kiwibank – term deposits, savings
Real Property (3)
- •Farmlet (includes house) – Rōmahapa, South Otago
- •Conservation block (land) – Little Bay, Coromandel
- •Family home – Richmond, Invercargill
202014 declared interests▼
overseas travel costs (5)
- •Canada – Women Deliver 2019 conference and European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights Parliamentarians’ Forum. Contributor to travel and accommodation: European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and
- •Reproductive Rights.
- •Malaysia – 31st Asian Parliamentarians’ Meeting on Population and Development
- •ICPD25. Contributors to travel and accommodation: the Japan Trust Fund and the
- •United Nations Population Fund.
Organisations Seeking Govt Funding (2)
- •Southland Housing Action Forum – a group of Southland mayors, city councillors,
- •MPs, regional development agency staff, social housing providers, and Chamber of Commerce and building industry members who have been advocating for greater investment in social housing in Southland (member)
Real Property (3)
- •Family home – Richmond, Invercargill
- •Farmlet (includes house) – Rōmahapa, South Otago
- •Conservation block (land) – Little Bay, Coromandel
Retirement Schemes (4)
- •AMP KiwiSaver
- •New Zealand University Super
- •UniSuper
- •an Australian University Super
Debts Owed to the Member (1)
- •Kiwibank – term deposits
201911 declared interests▼
Organisations Seeking Govt Funding (3)
- •KIND Women Network – informal network of Southland women that aims to strengthen women’s leadership and networks in Southland (member; wrote letter of support for application to Suffrage 125 Community Fund)
- •MPs, regional development agency staff, social housing providers, and Chamber of Commerce and building industry members who have been advocating for greater investment in social and affordable housing in Southland (member; advocacy role rather than seeking funding directly for group)
- •Southland Housing Action Forum – group of Southland mayors, city councillors,
Gifts (2)
- •Mid Dome Wilding Trees Charitable Trust – Dome area
- •– Helicopter flight to view extent of wilding pines problem and control work in Mid
Retirement Schemes (4)
- •UniSuper
- •an Australian University Super
- •New Zealand University Super
- •AMP KiwiSaver
Real Property (3)
- •Conservation block (land), Little Bay, Coromandel
- •Farmlet (includes house), Rōmahapa, South Otago
- •Family home, Richmond, Invercargill
20187 declared interests▼
Real Property (4)
- •Family home (jointly owned), Richmond, Invercargill
- •Conservation block land (jointly owned), Little Bay, Coromandel
- •Farmlet (jointly owned), Rōmahapa, South Otago
- •Family home (jointly owned), Belleknowes, Dunedin
Retirement Schemes (4)
- •UniSuper
- •an Australian University Super
- •NZ University Super
- •AMP KiwiSaver
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