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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Voting record
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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 ANNUAL RETURNS AS AT 31 JANUARY 2025 63 11 Overseas travel costs Norway – Travelled as the Chair of the New Zealand Parliamentarians’ Group on Population and Development (NZPPD). Contributor to travel and accommodation: European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Bali – 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) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). 12 Gifts Parliamentary Hunt – New Zealand Game Animal Council 14 Payment for activities Apiary management fees – Panhandle Station Dr Vanessa
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.
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