Biography
Catherine Jane Wedd is a New Zealand politician and Member of Parliament for the National Party. Wedd currently serves as the chairperson of the Environment Select Committee. She is also Chair of the New Zealand Population and Development Committee which is a cross-party group focused on championing sexual and reproductive health and rights of women. She is a Parliamentary Private Secretary to Minister Mark Mitchell for Cyclone Recovery and was formerly the Deputy Chair of the Finance and Expenditure Committee and a member of the Primary Production Committee.
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54th Parliament · since the 2023 general election
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Bills they’ve worked on
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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 Catherine Wedd 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 Catherine Wedd 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 Catherine Wedd 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.
4 Beneficial interests in, and trusteeships of, trusts HWW Trust (trustee and beneficiary) The Panhandle Trust (beneficiary) 6 Real property Family home (jointly owned) – Havelock North Apartment – Wellington 7 Retirement schemes The Terrace Superannuation Scheme Craigs KiwiSaver Scheme (Smartshares US Equities ESG Exchange Traded Fund) – Craigs Investment Partners 10 Debts owed by you ANZ Bank – home loan ANZ Bank – apartment loan J. 7 ANNUAL RETURNS AS AT 31 JANUARY 2026 63 11 Overseas travel costs Malaysia – travelled as the Chair of the New Zealand Parliamentarians’ Group on Population and Development (NZPPD). Contributor to travel and accommodation: Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD). Philippines – travelled as the Chair of the New Zealand Parliamentarians’ Group on Population and Development (NZPPD). Contributor to travel and accommodation: The Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD). 12 Gifts Parliamentary Hunt – New Zealand Game Animal Council Parliamentary Fishing Trip – New Zealand Fish & Game Council 14 Payment for activities Mānuka forest management fees – Panhandle Station Dr Vanessa
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.
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