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Tom Rutherford
NationalCurrent MP
Career MP Salary
$516,000
3 years tracked
Career MP Expenses
$175,576
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $175,400(highest) |
| 2024 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $172,000 |
| 2023 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $168,600 |
| Total Career Earnings (3 years) | $516,000 | ||
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 | MP | $28,000 | - | - | $38,180 | - | - | $69,655 |
| 2024 | MP | $33,713 | - | $36,546 | $19,130 | - | - | $94,272 |
| 2023 | MP | $2,227 | - | $6,957 | $2,252 | - | - | $11,649 |
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
2 years of declarations202510 declared interests▼
Real Property (1)
- •Family home – Pāpāmoa, Tauranga
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Milford KiwiSaver
Managed Investment Schemes (2)
- •Milford Aggressive Fund – Milford Asset Management
- •Milford Active Growth Fund – Milford Asset Management
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •Westpac Bank – mortgage
Gifts (5)
- •One NZ – Ticket and hospitality to One NZ Warriors match
- •Tasman Holiday – Accommodation at Tasman Holiday Parks, Pāpāmoa
- •– Parks
- •New Zealand Game Animal Council – Parliamentary Hunt
- •SkyCity – Tickets (x2) and hospitality to Coldplay concert
20243 declared interests▼
Real Property (1)
- •Family home – Papamoa
Retirement Schemes (1)
- •Kiwi Wealth KiwiSaver
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •Westpac Bank – mortgage
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