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Pita Paraone
NZ FirstFormer MP
Career MP Salary
$622,700
4 years tracked
Career MP Expenses
$375,861
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Total Career Earnings (4 years) | $622,700 | ||
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 | ||||
| 2017 | MP | $20,406 | - | $18,891 | $21,469 | $62,185 | - | $122,951 |
| 2016 | MP | $27,923 | - | $30,512 | $22,568 | $82,723 | $7,743 | $144,389 |
| 2015 | MP | $27,923 | - | $33,038 | $10,579 | $73,199 | - | $91,735 |
| 2014 | MP | $7,384 | - | $8,440 | $854 | $16,786 | - | $16,786 |
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 declarations20175 declared interests▼
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •AMP KiwiSaver
Real Property (2)
- •Māori land (multiple owners), Ngatihine H2B Block, Bay of Islands
- •Family home (jointly owned), Howick, Auckland
Trusts (1)
- •Tamati Maungarangi Paraone Estate (beneficiary)
Company Directorships (1)
- •Ngāti Hine Forestry Trust – forestry, kiwifruit farming, and social housing
20169 declared interests▼
Trusts (1)
- •Ngatihine Forestry Trust (trustee and beneficiary)
Organisations Seeking Govt Funding (4)
- •Waitangi Day Organising Committee – facilitate / organise programme events for
- •Waitangi Day at Waitangi
- •Waitangi National Trust Board – care and maintenance of Waitangi Treaty grounds / estate
- •Motatau Marae – care and maintenance of Motatau marae, Bay of Islands
Real Property (2)
- •Family home (jointly owned), Howick, Auckland
- •Māori land (multiple owners), Ngatihine H2B Block, Bay of Islands
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •AMP KiwiSaver
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •
20157 declared interests▼
Company Directorships (1)
- •Ngatihine Forestry Trust – forestry, kiwifruit farming and social housing
Employment (2)
- •Te Tumu Paeroa (Māori Trustee) – management and administration of Māori land
- •Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori (Māori Language Commission) – to initiate, develop, co-ordinate, review, advise upon, and assist in the implementation of policies, procedures, measures, and practices designed to give effect to the declaration of the Māori language as an official language of New Zealand
Trusts (1)
- •Tamati Maungarangi Paraone Estate (co-executor and beneficiary)
Real Property (1)
- •Family home (jointly owned), Howick, Auckland Māori land (multiple owners), Ngatihine H2B Block, Bay of Islands
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •AMP KiwiSaver
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •ASB Bank – mortgage
20086 declared interests▼
Trusts (1)
- •Ngatihine Forestry Trust
Organisations Seeking Govt Funding (1)
- •Ngatihine Forestry Trust – housing, forestry and Zespri
Real Property (1)
- •Family home, Howick, Auckland Ngatihine H2B block, Bay of Islands
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Tower Insurance Sovereign Global
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •
overseas travel costs (1)
- •France – New Zealand Parliamentary Rugby Team participation in Parliamentary Rugby World Cup event in Paris. Contributor to travel: Air New Zealand and New Zealand Parliamentary Rugby Club. Contributor to accommodation: New Zealand Parliamentary Rugby Club.
20076 declared interests▼
Trusts (1)
- •Ngatihine Forestry Trust
Organisations Seeking Govt Funding (1)
- •Ngatihine Forestry Trust – forestry, Zespri and housing
Real Property (1)
- •Ngatihine H2B, Māori land in the Bay of Islands
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Tower Insurance Sovereign Global
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •
overseas travel costs (1)
- •France and United Kingdom – Parliamentary Rugby Club tour marking the centenary of New Zealand/France rugby relations. Contributor to travel: New Zealand Parliamentary Rugby Club and Air New Zealand. Contributor to accommodation: New Zealand Parliamentary Rugby Club.
20065 declared interests▼
Trusts (1)
- •Ngatihine Forestry Trust
Organisations Seeking Govt Funding (1)
- •Ngatihine Forestry Trust – forestry, Zespri and housing
Real Property (1)
- •Family home (jointly owned), Auckland Ngatihine H2B
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Tower Insurance Sovereign Global
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •
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