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, where 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 show an MP’s own view are conscience (personal) votes, where MPs vote individually.
No conscience (personal) votes are recorded for Mark Patterson 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 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 company Springbrook Farm Limited – land and forestry owning company 2 Other companies and business entities Alliance Group Limited – meat company Farmlands Cooperative – farm supplies company Ballance Agrinutrients – fertiliser company Wools of New Zealand Holdings Limited – wool trading company 4 Beneficial interests in, and trusteeships of, trusts Springbrook Trust (trustee and beneficiary) J. 7 ANNUAL RETURNS AS AT 31 JANUARY 2026 41 5 Organisations and trusts seeking Government funding Clutha Gold Cycle Trail Trust – maintains Clutha Gold Cycle Trail New Zealand Century Farm and Station Awards – national farming awards ceremony 6 Real property Family home – Dunedin Apartment – Wellington Farm (owned by Springbrook Trust) – Lawrence 7 Retirement schemes Milford KiwiSaver 8 Managed investment schemes Bentham Global Income PIE Fund – Bentham Global Asset Management Limited Colchester Global Government Bond PIE Fund – Colchester Global Investors Dimensional Global Sustainability PIE Fund – Dimensional Funds Management Janus Henderson Global Natural Resources – Janus Henderson Pengana WHEB Sustainable Impact Fund – Pengana Capital Group Harbour Australasian Equity Focus Fund – Harbour Asset Management Milford Trans-Tasman Equity Fund – Milford Asset Management Limited OneAnswer International Listed Infrastructure Fund – ANZ Investments Salt NZ Dividend Appreciation Fund – Salt Funds Management Limited Harbour NZ Core Fixed Interest Fund – Harbour Asset Management Harbour T. Rowe…
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
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In the news
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