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Rodney Hide
ACTFormer MP
Career MP Salary
$618,000
3 years tracked
Career MP Expenses
$404,308
3 years of data
Professional Background
Updated 3 Feb 2026No biographical information available
Education
Not specified
Qualifications
None listed
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 | $202,000 |
| Total Career Earnings (3 years) | $618,000 | ||
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 | ||||
| 2011 | Minister | $27,843 | $746 | $39,359 | $75,925 | $4,103 | - | $147,975 |
| 2010 | Minister | $35,818 | $2,452 | $39,407 | $81,899 | - | $4,581 | $164,154 |
| 2009 | Minister | $19,029 | $2,148 | $26,539 | $44,463 | - | - | $92,179 |
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 declarations20118 declared interests▼
Other Companies & Business Interests (3)
- •entities
- •Contact Energy Limited – electricity production 4 Trusts Creswick Trust ANNUAL RETURNS J. 7(+2 linked)
- •
overseas travel costs (1)
- •Australia – presentation/speech on climate change. Contributor to travel: Institute of Public Affairs (business class airfare). Contributor to accommodation: Institute of Public Affairs.
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •
Debts Owed to the Member (1)
- •BNZ – bank deposit
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Private Portfolio Service Balanced Super
Real Property (1)
- •Family home (trust-owned), Wellington
20104 declared interests▼
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Private Portfolio Service Balanced Super
Real Property (1)
- •Home, Auckland
Other Companies & Business Interests (2)
- •
- •
20094 declared interests▼
Other Companies & Business Interests (2)
- •
- •
Real Property (1)
- •Home, Auckland
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Private Portfolio Service Balanced Super
20088 declared interests▼
Other Companies & Business Interests (2)
- •
- •
Real Property (1)
- •Home, Auckland
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Private Portfolio Service Balanced Super
Gifts (2)
- •Kirkcaldie and Stains – Suit
- •Jacket – Jacket
Payment for Activities (2)
- •Random House – book advance
- •Random House – copyright payment for book extract
20077 declared interests▼
Other Companies & Business Interests (2)
- •
- •
overseas travel costs (3)
- •United Kingdom – political think tanks
- •Ireland – Progressive Democrats and Parliament The above countries were one overseas visit. Qantas and Air New Zealand airpoints contributed to travel.
- •Germany – Parliament and FDP representatives
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Sovereign Assurance Company
Real Property (1)
- •Home, Auckland
20064 declared interests▼
Real Property (1)
- •Family home, Auckland
Other Companies & Business Interests (2)
- •
- •
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Sovereign Assurance Company
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