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Matt King
NationalFormer MP
Career MP Salary
$650,000
4 years tracked
Career MP Expenses
$285,104
4 years of data
Professional Background
Updated 3 Feb 2026No biographical information available
Education
Not specified
Qualifications
None listed
Salary & Role History
4 years of remuneration data| Year | Primary Role | Salary Category | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $162,500(highest) |
| 2019 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $162,500(highest) |
| 2018 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $162,500(highest) |
| 2017 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $162,500(highest) |
| Total Career Earnings (4 years) | $650,000 | ||
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 | ||||
| 2020 | MP | $29,640 | - | $21,433 | $24,196 | - | $77 | $77,133 |
| 2019 | MP | $30,914 | - | $28,956 | $26,846 | - | $2,916 | $90,032 |
| 2018 | MP | $22,592 | - | $21,390 | $15,738 | $40,247 | - | $76,784 |
| 2017 | MP | $6,931 | - | $10,282 | $3,208 | $20,734 | - | $41,155 |
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
3 years of declarations20205 declared interests▼
Real Property (3)
- •Family home – Ōkaihau
- •Apartment – Wellington
- •Farm – Ōkaihau
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Mattsar Family Super
Debts Owed to the Member (1)
- •ASB Bank – mortgage
20196 declared interests▼
Real Property (3)
- •Family home (jointly owned), Ōkaihau, Northland
- •Farm (jointly owned), Ōkaihau, Northland
- •Apartment (jointly owned), Wellington
Retirement Schemes (2)
- •AMP KiwiSaver
- •Mattsar Family Super
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •
201829 declared interests▼
Real Property (9)
- •Family home (jointly owned), Ōkaihau, Northland
- •Farm (jointly owned), Ōkaihau, Northland
- •Rental property (owned by trust), Rāpaki, Lyttelton Harbour
- •Family home (owned by trust), Wellington
- •Apartment (owned by trust), Wellington
- •Interests in blocks of Māori land in Stewart Island, Southland, Otago, West Coast,
- •Marlborough, Canterbury, and Wairarapa
- •Vacant residential section (x2), Rāpaki, Lyttelton Harbour
Retirement Schemes (3)
- •AMP KiwiSaver
- •Pa Boys Super
- •ASB KiwiSaver
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (3)
- •ASB Bank – mortgage
- •Tutehounuku (Nuk) Korako (National, List)
- •ANZ Bank – mortgage
Company Directorships (2)
- •Te Putake Limited (not trading) – cultural services
- •Ngai Tahu Holdings Company – investing and asset management
Trusts (7)
- •Korako Family Trust (trustee and beneficiary)
- •Te Ihutai Ahuwhenua Trust (trustee and beneficiary)
- •Torotora Ahuwhenua Trust (beneficiary)
- •Mawhera Incorpration (beneficiary)
- •Rakaia Incorporation (beneficiary)
- •Waitangi National Trust Board (retired)
- •Pa Boys Superannuation Trust (trustee and beneficiary)
Debts Owed to the Member (5)
- •Korako Family Trust – trust advance*
- •Pa Boys Superannuation Trust – trust advance*
- •ANZ Bank – bank deposit
- •Whai Rawa – savings account
- •BNZ Bank – savings account
Payment for Activities (1)
- •Director’s fees – Ngai Tahu Holdings Corporation
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