Biography
Mark Patterson is a New Zealand First list MP. First elected in 2017, he is Minister for Rural Communities and an Associate Minister of Agriculture and of Regional Development.
Impact this term
54th Parliament · since the 2023 general election
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Policies they shape — and why
Bills they’ve worked on
As a minister, Mark Patterson leads government bills in their portfolio rather than members’ bills. Browse all bills before the House on the Bills tracker.
Voting record
Most votes in Parliament are party votes — MPs vote as a block with their party, so on the large majority of votes Mark Patterson voted the same way as NZ First. The votes that reveal an MP’s own view are conscience (personal) votes, where MPs vote individually.
Mark Patterson’s conscience votes and key divisions this term are being added from the official record (Hansard / parliamentary divisions).
Declared interests
What Mark Patterson 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 Ngapara Farms Limited – sheep and beef farming and forestry company J. 7 ANNUAL RETURNS AS AT 31 JANUARY 2025 42 2 Other companies and business entities Alliance Group Limited – meat company Farmlands Cooperative – farm supplies Ballance Limited – fertiliser supplies Wools of New Zealand Holdings Limited – wool marketing 4 Beneficial interests in, and trusteeships of, trusts Springbrook Trust (trustee and beneficiary) 5 Organisations and trusts seeking Government funding Clutha Gold Cycle Trail Trust – maintains Clutha Gold Cycle Trail New Zealand Century Farm and Station Awards – farming awards 6 Real property Family home – Dunedin Apartment – Wellington 7 Retirement schemes Milford KiwiSaver 8 Managed investment schemes Harbour NZ Core Fixed Interest Fund – Harbour Asset Management Colchester Global Government Bond Fund – Colchester Global Investors Salt Sustainable Global Listed Property Fund – Salt Funds Management First Sentier Responsible Listed Infrastructure Fund – First Sentier Investors Harbour Australian Equity Focus Fund – Harbour Asset Management Milford Trans-Tasman Equity Fund – Milford Asset Management Janus Henderson Global Natural Resources Fund – Janus Henderson Pengana WHEB Sustainable Impact Fund – Pengana Capital Group Harbour T. Rowe Price Global Equity Fund – T. Rowe Price Salt Sustainable Global Shares Fund – Salt Funds Management iShares Gold Trust – iShares Bentham Global Income PIE Fund – Bentham Asset Management Salt NZ Dividend Appreciation Fund – Salt Funds Management Dimensional Global…
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.
Roles & responsibilities
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: US Embassy, Public domain (source ).