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Mike Butterick
Wairarapa
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Pecuniary interests
19 items
Directorships
3 declared
Recent meetings
32 logged
Bg Background Methodology →
Mike Butterick is a New Zealand National Party politician who, according to a single reputable secondary source, serves as the Member of Parliament for the Wairarapa electorate [18] . Butterick's background is in farming. He is confirmed…
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 — Land Information
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Associate Minister — Agriculture
03 Pecuniary interests (2025) Methodology →
as of 2026-05-27 02:16Beneficial interests in, and trusteeships of, trusts
Rocky Hills Trust (trustee and beneficiary)
— Rocky Hills Trust
(Trustee)
Taharoa Trust (trustee)
— Taharoa Trust
(Trustee)
The Butterick Family Trust (beneficiary)
— The Butterick Family Trust
(Beneficiary)
Debts owed to you
Rocky Hills Trust – loan from trustee*
— Rocky Hills Trust
(Trustee)
The Butterick Family Trust – beneficiary current account*
— The Butterick Family Trust
(Beneficiary)
Organisations and trusts seeking Government funding
Wings over Wairarapa – regional airshow
— Wings over Wairarapa
Other companies and business entities
Alliance Group Limited – meat processing
— Alliance Group Limited
Farmlands Co-operative Society Limited – farming supplier
— Farmlands Co-operative Society Limited
Heartland Group Holdings – banking
— Heartland Group Holdings
Kahuiti Limited – farming
— Kahuiti Limited
MD & ER Butterick Partnership, trading as Rocky Hills Partnership – farming
— MD & ER Butterick Partnership
Manaia Farms Limited – farming
— Manaia Farms Limited
Silver Fern Farms Co-operative Limited – meat processing
— Silver Fern Farms Co-operative Limited
The New Zealand Merino Company Limited – wool industry group
— The New Zealand Merino Company Limited
Waipuke Farming Limited – farming
— Waipuke Farming Limited
Wools of New Zealand Holdings Limited – wool industry group
— Wools of New Zealand Holdings Limited
Real property
Family home (owned by trust) – Masterton
Farmland (owned by trust) – Masterton
Retirement schemes
Milford Asset Management KiwiSaver
— Milford Asset Management
04 Directorships Methodology →
as of 2026-05-27 02:16None recorded.
06 Trusteeships & beneficial trust interests
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activeTrustee
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activeBeneficiary
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activeTrustee
08 Recent meetings (as minister) Methodology →
as of 2026-05-27 02:33
2026-04-30
Thu
4 entries
ATTEND: Federated Farmers Tararua AGM
Land Information Officials
MEET: Land Information Officials
MEDIA: ZB Talkback
Cabinet Committee
ATTEND: Cabinet Committee
2026-04-29
Wed
1 entry
ATTEND: Beef + Lamb New Zealand and Meat Industry Association New Zealand Election Manifesto Launch
2026-04-28
Tue
1 entry
Land Information Officials
MEET: Land Information Officials
2026-04-23
Thu
2 entries
MEDIA: CountryWide CONNECT
Cabinet Committee
ATTEND: Cabinet Committee
2026-04-22
Wed
1 entry
MEET
2026-04-21
Tue
5 entries
ATTEND: Rural Support Trust Conference Dinner
with: Hon Doocey, Hon Patterson
Associate Agriculture Officials
MEET: Associate Agriculture Officials
Land Information Officials
MEET: Land Information Officials
Cabinet Committee
ATTEND: Cabinet Committee
MEET: United States Embassy Agricultrual Specialist
with: Hon Meager, US Embassy Official
2026-04-20
Mon
1 entry
MEET: High Country Accord Trust
2026-04-16
Thu
4 entries
VISIT: Ngāi Tahu Farms
MEET
VISIT: Āmua
MEET
2026-04-15
Wed
1 entry
MEDIA: Farmers Weekly
2026-04-14
Tue
5 entries
North Canterbury Public Meeting
ATTEND: North Canterbury Public Meeting
with: Rt Hon Luxon, Stuart Smith MP
VISIT: North Canterbury Farm
with: Rt Hon Luxon, Stuart Smith MP
VISIT: North Canterbury Veterinary Clinic
with: Rt Hon Luxon, Stuart Smith MP
MEET
VISIT: Amberley Country Estate Retirement Village
with: Rt Hon Luxon, Stuart Smith MP
2026-04-13
Mon
2 entries
Associate Agriculture Officials
MEET: Associate Agriculture Officials
with: MPI, Associate Agriculture Officials
MEET
2026-04-09
Thu
2 entries
MEET
MEDIA: Newstalk ZB
2026-04-08
Wed
2 entries
Land Information Officials
MEET: Land Information Officials
MEDIA: CountryWide CONNECT
2026-04-07
Tue
1 entry
Swearing in ceremony
ATTEND: Swearing in ceremony
with: Rt Hon Luxon, Rt Hon Dame Kiro
09 Recent Hansard speeches
10 Recent press releases
From Beehive.govt.nz. Most recent 10.
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2026-05-12Agriculture Minister Todd McClay today confirmed new Associate Agriculture Minister Mike Butterick’s key areas of delegated responsibility across the primary sector. “Mike Butterick brings a deep understanding of farming and rural communities to his new role,” Mr McClay says.
12 In the news Methodology →
14 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 4
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2026-06-05Mike Butterick has visited Wairarpa schools delivering tote bags, pens and notebooks, stress balls, lunchboxes and mints emblazoned with the National Party logo.
- 2025-12-21
- 2025-11-02
- 2025-09-23
The Spinoff 3
- 2026-04-10
- 2026-04-02
- 2026-03-06
Stuff 3
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2026-06-05Mike Butterick has visited most schools across Wairarapa delivering tote bags, pens and notebooks, stress balls, lunchboxes and mints all emblazoned with the National Party logo.
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2026-05-08Wairarapa’s new Green Party candidate is building on the legacy of one of the region’s most famous public servants.
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2026-05-07Lauren Craig, a transgender and environmental activist, will be following in the footsteps of the region's first openly transgender candidate for public office.
1News 2
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2026-06-06Mike Butterick has visited most schools across Wairarapa delivering tote bags, pens and notebooks, stress balls, lunchboxes and mints all emblazoned with the National Party logo.
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2026-05-21One Canterbury farming advocate warns there may be no future in crop farming, as more arable farmers leave the sector.
Newsroom 1
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2026-04-24A look at the National MP thrust into the headlines amid an alleged effort to roll the PM The post Stuart Smith moves from the shadows to the spotlight appeared first on Newsroom .
NZ Herald 1
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2026-06-06Wairarapa MP Mike Butterick gave school children National Party branded merchandise, causing concern among parents. Photo / Mark Mitchell
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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