Biography
Barbara Joan Kuriger is a New Zealand politician who has served as Deputy Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives since December 2023. A member of the National Party, Kuriger was first elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Taranaki-King Country in 2014.
Source: WikipediaImpact this term
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
We map the policy areas an MP shapes from their portfolios, spokesperson roles and committees. None are on record for Barbara Kuriger yet. See where National stands across every area on the party page.
Bills they’ve worked on
Voting record
Most votes in Parliament are party votes, where MPs vote as a block with their party. So on the large majority of votes Barbara Kuriger voted the same way as National. The votes that show an MP’s own view are conscience (personal) votes, where MPs vote individually.
No conscience (personal) votes are recorded for Barbara Kuriger this term. These votes are rare, because Parliament decides most matters by party vote. We record them from Hansard as they occur.
Declared interests
What Barbara Kuriger 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.
1 Company directorships and controlling interests Taranaki Growth Spurt Limited (not trading) – operated gym franchise Shortland Farm Management Limited – general partner for limited liability partnership; dairy farming Monster Ernie Farm Management Limited – general partner for limited liability partnership; dairy farming Kuriger Trustees Limited – trustee company 2 Other companies and business entities Greenplan (Wild Boar) 1999 Forestry Partnership – forestry venture Fonterra Limited – dairy processing Livestock Improvement Limited – bovine genetics Shortland Farm Limited Partnership – dairy farm business Shortland Farm No 2 Limited Partnership – dairy farm business Oxbow Dairies Limited – dairy farm business Ravensdown – fertiliser and animal health products 4 Beneficial interests in, and trusteeships of, trusts B J Kuriger Family Trust (trustee) L S Kuriger Family Trust (beneficiary) L S & B J Kuriger Trusts Partnership (both above trusts are partners in this entity; trustee) 6 Real property Family home (owned by L S & B J Kuriger Trusts Partnership) – New Plymouth Family home (owned by L S & B J Kuriger Trusts Partnership) – Te Awamutu Dairy farm (owned by Shortland Farm Limited Partnership) – Ōpunake Dairy farm (owned by Shortland Farm No 2 Limited Partnership) – Ōpunake Dairy farm grazing unit (joined leasehold interest) – Ōpunake Apartment (owned by L S & B J Kuriger Trusts Partnership) – Wellington 7 Retirement schemes Fisher Funds KiwiSaver Plan 9 Debts owed to you L S & B J Kuriger Trusts Partnership – loan account owing via trusts partnership* Taranaki Growth…
Register of Pecuniary Interests (parliament.nz) · as at 31 January 2026Taxpayer-funded expenses
Travel and accommodation paid by Parliamentary Service for 1 January – 31 March 2026. Ministers’ expenses are disclosed separately.
Roles & responsibilities
Latest coverage
News and video mentioning Barbara Kuriger, from the sources on our coverage page.
Nothing tagged to Barbara Kuriger in the current window. Coverage is concentrated on ministers and party leaders — most backbenchers appear rarely, and that is the real state of the record rather than a gap in ours.
Details sourced from parliament.nz and the public record. Bills, written questions, declared interests and expenses refresh automatically from Parliament’s official sources; conscience votes are recorded from Hansard as they occur. Photo: Jakobandrewnz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source ).