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Hon Scott Simpson
Coromandel
· New Zealand National Party
New Zealand National Party
Coromandel
@scottsimpsonmp
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Pecuniary interests
9 items
Directorships
1 declared
Recent meetings
50 logged
Bg Background Methodology →
Hon Scott Simpson is a New Zealand National Party politician [24] who has served as the Member of Parliament for Coromandel [14] . Sources differ on when he first entered Parliament — some place his start as MP for Coromandel from 2008…
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 — ACC, Statistics, Deputy Leader of the House
03 Pecuniary interests (2025) Methodology →
as of 2026-05-27 02:24Beneficial interests in, and trusteeships of, trusts
New Chums Trust (open space covenant trust; beneficiary)
— New Chums Trust
(Beneficiary)
Debts owed to you
ASB Bank – bank deposit
— ASB Bank
Managed investment schemes
Balanced Fund – ASB Investment Funds
— ASB Investment Funds
Real property
Family home – Kūaotunu, Coromandel
Family home – Thames
Land (owned by New Chums Trust) – Whangapoua, Coromandel
Rental property – Remuera, Auckland
Retirement schemes
AMP Personal Superannuation Scheme
— AMP Personal Superannuation Scheme
ASB KiwiSaver
— ASB KiwiSaver
04 Directorships Methodology →
as of 2026-05-27 02:24None recorded.
06 Trusteeships & beneficial trust interests
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activeBeneficiary
08 Recent meetings (as minister) Methodology →
as of 2026-05-27 02:36
2026-03-31
Tue
5 entries
MEET
MEET
MEET
MEET: Labour Spokesperson for Commerce and Consumer Affairs
with: Arena Williams
Commerce and Consumer Affairs Officials
MEET: Commerce and Consumer Affairs Officials
with: MBIE Officials
2026-03-30
Mon
1 entry
ACC Officials
MEET: ACC Officials
with: ACC, MBIE, Treasury Officials
2026-03-26
Thu
3 entries
MEET
MEET
Commerce and Consumer Affairs Officials
MEET: Commerce and Consumer Affairs Officials
with: MBIE & PSC Officials
2026-03-25
Wed
3 entries
MEET: Ministerial Oversight Group
MEET: Choice of Repairer - Leadership Group
with: Members of the Choice of Repairer Industry Leaders Group
Cabinet Committee
MEET: Cabinet Committee
2026-03-24
Tue
2 entries
Cabinet Committee
MEET: Cabinet Committee
ACC Officials
MEET: ACC Officials
with: ACC, MBIE, Treasury Officials
2026-03-23
Mon
2 entries
MEET
Commerce and Consumer Affairs Officials
MEET: Commerce and Consumer Affairs Officials
with: MBIE Officials
2026-03-19
Thu
1 entry
MEET: Minister for Revenue and Capital Markets stakeholders
with: Hon Simon Watts, Carl Blanchard, Henry Brandts-Giesen
2026-03-18
Wed
2 entries
MEET: Ministerial Oversight Group
MEET: UK Financial Conduct Authority Director of Asia/Pacific
with: Camille Blackburn
2026-03-17
Tue
2 entries
MEET
MEET
2026-03-16
Mon
3 entries
MEET
MEET
MEET
2026-03-15
Sun
1 entry
MEET: UK Fund Manager + Carl Blanchard
with: Carl Blanchard, Henry Brandts-Giesen, Jonty Edgar, Ramesh Karthigesu
2026-03-12
Thu
7 entries
MEET
MEET
MEET
MEET
MEET
MEET
Mike Pretty
CALL: Mike Pretty
with: Mike Pretty
2026-03-11
Wed
4 entries
MEET: Ministerial Oversight Group
MEET
MEET
Cabinet Committee
MEET: Cabinet Committee
2026-03-10
Tue
6 entries
MEET: Minister for Social Development and Employment and Minister of Health
with: Hon Louise Upston, Hon Simeon Brown
MEET
MEET
ACC Officials
MEET: ACC Officials
with: ACC, MBIE, Treasury Officials
Commerce and Consumer Affairs Officials
MEET: Commerce and Consumer Affairs Officials
with: MBIE Officials
MEET
2026-03-09
Mon
3 entries
SPEAK: Digital Media Platform Anti-Scam Protections code
with: Invited Guests
MEET: Accident Compensation Corporation Chair
with: Jan Dawson
MEET
2026-03-05
Thu
5 entries
MEET
MEET
MEET
MEET
MEET: Commerce Commission
09 Recent Hansard speeches
10 Recent press releases
From Beehive.govt.nz. Most recent 10.
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2026-06-01New Zealand’s largest research database is set for a major upgrade to support smarter, evidence-based decisions and build better futures for New Zealanders, Minister of Statistics Scott Simpson says.
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2026-05-04Richard Keys, Lindsay Wright and Michael Playford have been appointed to the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) Board, Minister for ACC Scott Simpson says. All three appointees will commence their terms on 11 May 2026.
12 In the news Methodology →
37 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 16
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2026-05-29The Social Security (Modernisation) Amendment Bill was rushed through Parliament on Friday under urgency.
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2026-05-29Coalition parties say the proposed law would make welfare system administration more efficient.
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The Spinoff 8
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NZ Herald 4
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2026-05-30The Government passed a law allowing AI to assist in benefit decisions, aiming to modernise welfare. Photo / Michael Craig
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Stuff 3
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2026-06-04The Ministry for Social Development says it has never been restricted in its use of automated decision-making, after a bill providing a broad permission to use it passed through Parliament on Friday.
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2026-05-29The Government is paving the way for automated decision-making within the social security system.
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2026-05-04Craig Stobo’s conduct was found to have fallen “well below the expectations of a Crown entity board chair” and breached mandatory requirements for political impartiality”.
Newsroom 2
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2026-05-29The Ministry of Social Development will receive broad powers to let computers make decisions as part of a bill being rushed through Parliament The post $55m less in benefit payments as Govt automates welfare decisions under urgency…
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2026-04-23Simon Watts said the Government would champion a stable and credible carbon market. It has never been in greater turmoil. The post Climate change minister Simon Watts had one job appeared first on Newsroom .
Otago Daily Times 2
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2026-05-30Social Development Minister Louise Upston. Photo: RNZ RNZ Digital reporters The government says a new law, which will allow the Ministry of Social Development to use AI to make benefit decisions, will modernise New Zealand's welfare system.
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2026-05-30Social Development Minister Louise Upston. Photo: RNZ RNZ Digital reporters The government says a new law, which will allow the Ministry of Social Development to use AI to make benefit decisions, will modernise New Zealand's welfare system.
1News 2
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2026-05-29The Social Security (Modernisation) Amendment Bill passed its third reading in Parliament on Friday, rushed through the house under urgency.
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2026-05-29The Social Security (Modernisation) Amendment Bill passed its third reading in Parliament on Friday, rushed through the house under urgency.
13 Commentary topics Methodology →
Topics where op-eds, blogs and press releases mentioned this MP — preview of the top 2 over the last 12 weeks. Each row deep-links to the discourse lens.
14 Press topics Methodology →
Topics where major news outlets reported on this MP — preview of the top 2. Each row deep-links to the press lens; compare with commentary to spot convergence vs. divergence.
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