Biography
Andrew John Whitfield Foster is a New Zealand politician. He was elected to the New Zealand House of Representatives as a list MP for the New Zealand First party in the 2023 New Zealand general election.
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54th Parliament · since the 2023 general election
These are factual counts from the public record — not a score. MPs do different jobs: list and electorate MPs, ministers and backbenchers all contribute differently, and MPs first elected in 2023 have a shorter record. We show the facts so you can decide what counts as doing enough.
Policies they shape — and why
Bills they’ve worked on
Voting record
Most votes in Parliament are party votes — MPs vote as a block with their party, so on the large majority of votes Andy Foster voted the same way as NZ First. The votes that reveal an MP’s own view are conscience (personal) votes, where MPs vote individually.
Andy Foster’s conscience votes and key divisions this term are being added from the official record (Hansard / parliamentary divisions).
Declared interests
What Andy Foster has declared in the official register — directorships, property, trusts, debts and gifts. Registers actual and potential conflicts of interest; it is not a measure of wealth.
2 Other companies and business entities Auckland International Airport Limited – airport operation Bremworth Limited – manufacturer Chorus Limited – infrastructure Contact Energy Limited – energy Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited – healthcare technology Fletcher Building Limited – building supplies and construction Genesis Energy Limited – energy Coats Limited – manufacturer Meridian Energy Limited – energy Mercury Energy Limited – energy Channel Infrastructure Limited – energy Port of Tauranga Limited – port Rakon Limited – technology manufacturer ArborGen Holdings Limited – forestry Scott Technology Limited – manufacturer J. 7 ANNUAL RETURNS AS AT 31 JANUARY 2025 22 Spark New Zealand Limited – communications Summerset Group Holdings Limited – retirement homes Tourism Holdings Limited – tourism PGG Wrightson Limited – agriculture 6 Real property Family home – Wellington 7 Retirement schemes ANZ KiwiSaver 11 Overseas travel costs Taiwan – parliamentary delegation. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Taipei Cultural and Economic Office. 12 Gifts Parliamentary Fishing Trip – Fish & Game Paulo
Register of Pecuniary Interests (parliament.nz) · as at 31 January 2025Taxpayer-funded expenses
Travel and accommodation paid by Parliamentary Service for 1 October – 31 December 2025. Ministers’ expenses are disclosed separately.
Details sourced from parliament.nz and the public record. Bills, written questions, speeches and voting records are being added from Parliament’s official register and Hansard. Photo: Wellington City Council, CC BY 4.0 (source ).
