Biography
Vanessa Joan Weenink is a New Zealand politician. She was elected as a Member of the New Zealand House of Representatives for Banks Peninsula, representing the National Party, in the 2023 New Zealand general election. She is a doctor by training.
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54th Parliament · since the 2023 general election
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Policies they shape — and why
Bills they’ve worked on
Voting record
Most votes in Parliament are party votes — MPs vote as a block with their party, so on the large majority of votes Vanessa Weenink voted the same way as National. The votes that reveal an MP’s own view are conscience (personal) votes, where MPs vote individually.
Vanessa Weenink’s conscience votes and key divisions this term are being added from the official record (Hansard / parliamentary divisions).
Declared interests
What Vanessa Weenink 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 Pelorus River Trust (trustee and beneficiary) Vanessa Weenink Trust (trustee and beneficiary) 6 Real property Family home (x2; jointly owned) – Christchurch Apartment – Wellington 7 Retirement schemes Medical Assurance Society KiwiSaver Scheme – Medical Funds Management Limited Private superannuation scheme 10 Debts owed by you Westpac Bank – mortgages (x3) 11 Overseas travel costs Philippines – Study tour. Contributor to travel and accommodation: European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development. Helen
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.
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: New Zealand National Party, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source ).