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Simon Court
ACTCurrent MP
Career MP Salary
$1,005,000
6 years tracked
Career MP Expenses
$356,234
6 years of data
Professional Background
Updated 3 Feb 2026No biographical information available
Education
Not specified
Qualifications
None listed
Salary & Role History
6 years of remuneration data| Year | Primary Role | Salary Category | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Parliamentary Under-Secretary | Ordinary MP | $175,400(highest) |
| 2024 | Parliamentary Under-Secretary | Ordinary MP | $172,000 |
| 2023 | Parliamentary Under-Secretary Also: Ordinary MP; Parliamentary Under-Secretary | Ordinary MP | $168,600 |
| 2022 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $163,000 |
| 2021 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $163,000 |
| 2020 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $163,000 |
| Total Career Earnings (6 years) | $1,005,000 | ||
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 | ||||
| 2025 | Minister | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2024 | Minister | $36,358 | $2,632 | $35,901 | $23,562 | - | $8,948 | $107,401 |
| 2023 | Minister | $33,558 | - | $36,605 | $17,953 | - | - | $93,275 |
| 2022 | MP | $30,914 | - | $35,951 | $12,824 | - | - | $83,553 |
| 2021 | MP | $30,915 | - | $15,348 | $8,076 | - | - | $57,031 |
| 2020 | MP | $5,304 | - | $9,186 | $379 | - | - | $14,974 |
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 (1)
- Member of ParliamentCurrent
Declared Financial Interests
5 years of declarations202512 declared interests▼
Real Property (4)
- •Family home (P & S Court Trust) – Glenholme, Rotorua
- •Family home (P & S Court Trust) – Whangaparāoa, Auckland
- •Family home (jointly owned) – Waitakere, Auckland
- •Family home (jointly owned) – Thorndon, Wellington
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Fisher Funds KiwiSaver
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •ASB Bank – mortgages (x2)
Gifts (4)
- •– Corporate hospitality, events at Eden Park: P!nk, Luke Combs, All Blacks v
- •Eden Park NZ National Stadium – England, Blues v Chiefs
- •Thompson Lewis Limited for Todd – Corporate hospitality, rugby game
- •– Corp
Company Directorships (1)
- •Strategic Engineering New Zealand Limited (not trading) – project management, construction management, and technical support
Trusts (1)
- •P & S Court Trust (beneficiary)
20248 declared interests▼
Company Directorships (1)
- •Strategic Engineering New Zealand Limited (not trading) – project management, construction management, and technical support
Trusts (1)
- •P & S Court Trust (beneficiary)
Real Property (4)
- •Family home (jointly owned) – Waitakere, Auckland
- •Family home (jointly owned) – Thorndon, Wellington
- •Family home (P & S Court Trust) – Glenholme, Rotorua
- •Family home (P & S Court Trust) – Whangaparāoa, Auckland
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Fisher Funds KiwiSaver
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •ASB Bank – mortgages
202310 declared interests▼
Company Directorships (1)
- •Strategic Engineering New Zealand Limited (no longer trading) – project management, construction management, and technical support
Trusts (1)
- •P & S Court Trust (beneficiary)
Real Property (4)
- •Family home (jointly owned) – Waitakere, Auckland
- •Family home (P & S Court Trust) – Glenholme, Rotorua
- •Family home (P & S Court Trust) – Whangaparāoa, Auckland
- •Family home (jointly owned) – Thorndon, Wellington
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Fisher Funds KiwiSaver
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •ASB Bank – mortgages
Gifts (2)
- •– Hospitality (food and drink) while traveling in USA and Canada, October 2022 –
- •– Stantec
202212 declared interests▼
Company Directorships (1)
- •Strategic Engineering New Zealand Limited – project management, construction management, and technical support
Trusts (1)
- •P & S Court Trust (beneficiary)
Real Property (3)
- •Family home (jointly owned) – Waitakere, Auckland
- •Family home (P & S Court Trust) – Glenholme, Rotorua
- •Family home (P & S Court Trust) – Whangaparāoa, Auckland
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Fisher Funds KiwiSaver
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •ASB Bank – mortgage on jointly owned family home in Waitakere, Auckland
Gifts (5)
- •– Site visit by helicopter for MP and a staff member to the location of the proposed
- •– Waitaha power scheme in Westland, capacity as ACT NZ spokesman for
- •Westpower – environment and energy portfolios
- •– Site visit by small aircraft to Milford Sound Aerodrome for MP and a staff member to inspect the condition of the runway and taxiway and other
- •Glenorchy Air – transportation infrastructure at Milford Sound
20217 declared interests▼
Company Directorships (1)
- •Strategic Engineering New Zealand Limited – project management, construction management, and technical support
Trusts (1)
- •P & S Court Trust (beneficiary)
Real Property (3)
- •Family home (jointly owned) – Waitakere, Auckland
- •Family home (P & S Court Trust) – Glenholme, Rotorua
- •Family home (P & S Court Trust) – Whangaparāoa, Auckland
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Fisher Funds KiwiSaver
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •ASB Bank – mortgage on jointly owned family home in Waitakere, Auckland
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