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Career MP Salary
$618,000
3 years tracked
Career MP Expenses
$404,308
3 years of data
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Professional Background
Updated 2 Apr 2026Rodney Philip Hide (born 16 December 1956) is a former New Zealand politician of the ACT New Zealand party. Hide was a Member of Parliament for ACT from 1996 until 2011, was ACT's leader between 2004 and 2011, and represented the Epsom constituency from 2005 to 2011. In the Fifth National Government, Hide was Minister of Local Government, Associate Minister of Commerce and Minister of Regulatory Reform until 2011. He stepped down as ACT leader in April 2011 after a leadership challenge from Don Brash and retired from Parliament at the general election later that year.
Salary & Role History
3 years of remuneration data| Year | Primary Role | Salary Category | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Minister outside Cabinet Also: ["Minister outside Cabinet"] | Minister outside Cabinet | $214,000(highest) |
| 2010 | Minister outside Cabinet Also: ["Minister outside Cabinet"] | Minister outside Cabinet | $202,000 |
| 2009 | Minister outside Cabinet Also: ["Minister outside Cabinet"] | Minister outside Cabinet |
Cross-Sector Roles
Crown Entity Roles (2)
- Member of Parliament
- Member of Parliament
Declared Financial Interests
6 years of declarations20118 declared interests▼
Other Companies & Business Interests (3)
- •entities
- •Contact Energy Limited – electricity production 4 Trusts Creswick Trust ANNUAL RETURNS J. 7(+2 linked)
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overseas travel costs (1)
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Data Sources
- MP expenses from Parliament.nz
- CE remuneration from Te Kawa Mataaho
- Financial interests from Register of Pecuniary Interests