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Hon Nicola Grigg
Selwyn
· New Zealand National Party
New Zealand National Party
Selwyn
@nicolagrigg
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Pecuniary interests
8 items
Directorships
1 declared
Recent meetings
50 logged
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Nicola Grigg is a New Zealand National Party politician and Member of Parliament for the Selwyn electorate [25] [39] . Grigg was educated at the New Zealand Broadcasting School [20] , according to a single secondary source located in…
AI-assembled biography sourced from Wikipedia, Hansard, Beehive and the Parliament register. Every claim is footnoted to a verbatim quote in one of the cited sources and tagged confirmed, unverified or disputed.
01 Positions
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Cabinet Minister — Environment, Trade and Investment, Women
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Associate Minister — ACC
03 Pecuniary interests (2025) Methodology →
as of 2026-05-27 02:18Company directorships and controlling interests
NG Property (2017) Limited – rental property
— NG Property (2017) Limited
(Director)
Debts owed by you
Bank of New Zealand – home loan
— Bank of New Zealand
Managed investment schemes
Private Wealth Fund – Forsyth Barr
— Forsyth Barr
Overseas travel costs
Laos – ASEAN Economic Ministers' Meeting. Contributor to accommodation: Laos Government.
— Laos Government
Malaysia – trade mission. Contributor to accommodation: Malaysian Government.
— Malaysian Government
Real property
Home – Prebbleton
Rental property – Rolleston
Retirement schemes
Forsyth Barr KiwiSaver
— Forsyth Barr KiwiSaver
04 Directorships Methodology →
as of 2026-06-05 17:15-
ended 2026-06-05Director
08 Recent meetings (as minister) Methodology →
as of 2026-05-27 02:34
2026-04-30
Thu
4 entries
MEET: NACEW
MEET: Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner
with: EEO Commission Gail Pacheco
ACC Officials
MEET: ACC Officials
ATTEND: LEG Cabinet Committee Meeting (Legislation)
2026-04-29
Wed
4 entries
ATTEND: Swim4TheOcean Parliamentary Reception
with: Event Attendees
MFE Officials
MEET: MFE Officials
ATTEND: SOU Cabinet Committee Meeting (Social Outcomes)
ATTEND: ECO Cabinet Committee Meeting (Economic Policy)
2026-04-28
Tue
4 entries
MEET
MEET
MEET: Multiple Ministers
MEET
2026-04-23
Thu
2 entries
MEET: Public Service Commission
with: Public Service Commission Representatives
MEET: Rural Women CE
2026-04-22
Wed
4 entries
MFE Officials
MEET: MFE Officials
MPI Officials
MEET: MPI Officials
MFW Officials
MEET: MFW Officials
ATTEND: SOU Cabinet Committee Meeting (Social Outcomes)
2026-04-21
Tue
4 entries
ATTEND: ECO Cabinet Committee Meeting (Economic Policy)
MFE Officials
MEET: MFE Officials
with: Environment Officials
ATTEND: APH Cabinet Committee Meeting (Appointments & Honours)
Prime Minister
MEET: Prime Minister
2026-04-15
Wed
4 entries
VISIT: Sustainable Hawkes Bay Trust
with: Sustainable Hawkes Bay Trust Representatives
SPEAK: Gender Pay Gap Roadshow Event Hawkes Bay
with: Event Attendees
VISIT: Henderson Rd Transfer Station
with: Henderson Rd Transfer Station Representatives
MEET
2026-04-14
Tue
1 entry
MFE Officials
MEET: MFE Officials
2026-04-08
Wed
1 entry
MFE Officials
MEET: MFE Officials
2026-04-07
Tue
1 entry
MEET
2026-04-02
Thu
2 entries
MEET: Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa
with: Sexual Wellbeing Aotearoa Representatives
MFAT Officials
MEET: MFAT Officials
2026-04-01
Wed
5 entries
MEET
MPI Officials
MEET: MPI Officials
MEET: Prime Minister, Zespri Board & Senior Kiwifruit Leaders
with: Prime Minister, Zespri Board, Senior Kiwifruit Leaders
ATTEND: SOU Cabinet Committee Meeting (Social Outcomes)
ATTEND: ECO Cabinet Committee Meeting (Economic Policy)
2026-03-31
Tue
4 entries
ATTEND: Zespri Parliamentary Function
MEET: Minister Reti and Agriculture Ministers
MEET
MEET
2026-03-26
Thu
2 entries
MEET
MEET: Prevention of Family & Sexual Violence Ministerial Group
2026-03-25
Wed
6 entries
SPEAK: Dairy Environment Leaders Forum
Traci Houpapa
MEET: Traci Houpapa
MPI Officials
MEET: MPI Officials
MfW Officials
MEET: MfW Officials
ATTEND: SOU Cabinet Committee Meeting (Social Outcomes)
ATTEND: ECO Cabinet Committee Meeting (Economic Policy)
2026-03-24
Tue
1 entry
ATTEND: APH Cabinet Committee Meeting (Appointments & Honours)
2026-03-12
Thu
1 entry
MEET
09 Recent Hansard speeches
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10 Recent press releases
From Beehive.govt.nz. Most recent 10.
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2026-06-05An upgrade of the Waihi Recycling Transfer Station that will significantly reduce waste going to landfill and boost recycling capacity has been announced by Environment Minister Nicola Grigg and Minister of Climate Change Simon Watts today.
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2026-06-04A remediation project to clean up two former landfill sites in Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park has been completed this week.
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2026-05-21A major step forward for waste reduction was marked today with the official opening of a new construction and demolition (C&D) processing facility in Porirua, Environment Minister Nicola Grigg says.
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2026-05-18The Government is extending the timeframe for Southland farmers to submit freshwater farm plans to ensure they can benefit from the updated national system to be adopted later this year.
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2026-05-14The Government is amending the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act to speed up access to new agricultural and horticultural products for farmers, growers and industry, Environment Minister Nicola Grigg announced today.
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2026-05-04Minister for the Environment Nicola Grigg has announced two new appointments and one reappointment to the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) board.
11 Recent ministerial speeches
From Beehive.govt.nz — conference keynotes and ministerial addresses (distinct from Hansard floor debates).
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2026-05-20It’s my pleasure to attend your cornerstone event of the year, and to do so in my capacity as the newly minted Minister for the Environment.
12 In the news Methodology →
21 articlesCoverage from RNZ, Stuff, NZ Herald, ODT, 1News, Newsroom and The Spinoff that mentions this person. Click any source to expand. Article body markdown is captured separately and used for AI summarisation downstream.
RNZ 8
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2026-06-01Explainer - A new bill would define gender in the law, and there's a month to make public submissions on it. Here's how.
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2026-05-27Its demise makes way for the creation of the new Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport
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2026-05-22Members' Day at Parliament this week offered a smorgasbord of political tactics and motivations that may lie beyond simple legislating.
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2026-05-20Supporters of the bill say it is a matter of clarity, but opposition parties have described it as divisive and a "time warp".
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The Spinoff 6
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2026-05-28The post-budget debate had as many pop culture references as policy arguments. Joel MacManus was there for each of the seven speeches. Nicola Willis The finance minister is the star of budget day and gets the first speech in the…
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2026-04-29‘Even though I’m in politics, I hate labels.’ She’s a twin already, but first term Green MP Lan Pham is adopting me as hers. While the rain lashes against the windows of Huxley’s, we’re bundled up in matching red turtleneck and brown coat…
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Otago Daily Times 2
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2026-05-29RIP the Ministry for the Environment, 1986-2026.
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2026-05-15Rachel Brooking MP. PHOTO: ODT FILES This week the government progressed a range of legislation which will preserve New Zealand’s species and environments for generations to come.
Stuff 2
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2026-05-20A new bill defining gender has been advanced to the Select Committee, following rigorous debate in the House on Wednesday night.
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2026-05-06Petitions committee backs a ban - the ball is now in the Government’s court and New Zealand First wants to run with it.
1News 2
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2026-05-23While members' bills are often associated with conscience votes and major social reform, most are far less glamorous.
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2026-05-20Supporters of a bill seeking to legally define the terms "woman" and "man" say it is a matter of clarity, but opposition parties have described it as divisive and a "time warp".
NZ Herald 1
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14 Press topics Methodology →
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