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Background
Hon Brooke van Velden is a New Zealand politician currently serving as Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety [12] and a member of the ACT Party [15] . Before entering politics, van Velden held a number of roles in the private sector…
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Pecuniary interests
2025 register · as of 27 May 2026As a sitting MP, this candidate files an annual Register of Pecuniary and Other Specified Interests. Items below are the most recent declarations from the Register.
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ASB Bank ASB Bank – mortgage
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Painting (on loan) – family memberSuncorp Tickets (x2) All Blacks v Argentina test match, Eden Park – SuncorpEden Park Trust Tickets (x2) P!nk – Eden Park Trust
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Family home – Auckland
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ASB KiwiSaver ASB KiwiSaver
Recent press
50 articles across 6 outletsRNZ 20
- Government updates official branding to highlight English over te reo Māori
- What you need to know about New Zealand's new citizenship test plans
- Mediawatch: Putting down the watchdog?
- What we know so far about the new citizenship test
- Would-be Kiwis will get up to six attempts to pass new citizenship test
- Would-be Kiwis will get up to six attempts to pass new citizenship test
- New citizenship test to remind migrants of NZ values - Luxon
- New citizenship test to remind migrants of New Zealand values, Christopher Luxon says
- Immigration experts ponder purpose of new citizenship test
- New test on NZ citizenship on the way for migrants
- Formal complaint lodged with UN over changes to NZ's pay equity laws
- Immigration experts ponder purpose of new citizenship test
- Formal complaint lodged with United Nations over changes to New Zealand's pay equity laws
- New test on NZ citizenship on the way for migrants
- New test on NZ citizenship on the way for migrants
- New test covering 'responsibilities and privileges' of NZ citizenship announced for migrants
- Lottery board committees to be slashed, Department of Internal Affairs confirms
- Anti-slavery law uses new rules to bypass ballot
- Law change will make workers' lives 'materially worse', MPs told
- Proposed leave bill will make workers' lives 'materially worse', select committee hears
The Spinoff 11
- Four MPs have been banned from China for visiting Taiwan
- Why National should try to lose some electorates this election
- Six months and six million dollars until the election
- The Spinoff’s New Zealand Citizenship Test
- The government’s scrapping of the Broadcasting Standards Authority, explained
- Can National win back Tāmaki now that Brooke van Velden is gone?
- Who is james christmas the national rising star turned act saviour
- Taine randell and three other rabbits pulled from hats for the 2026 election
- One mp one pint brooke van velden on knowing when youve reached your peak
- It was a good week for brooke van veldens freedom
- Gone by lunchtime is new zealand getting its fuel crisis response right
NZ Herald 6
- Kiwi or not to be: Can a citizenship test really measure what it means to be a New Zealander? – Richard Shaw
- James Christmas’ appointment to regulatory board withdrawn after Act Party candidacy announcement
- NZ citizenship test covering ‘responsibilities and privileges’ announced for migrants
- Nationals former attorney general prospect to contest tamaki for act
- Pay equity overhaul govt minister surprised by rights watchdog pushback
- Tamaki electorate voters react to brooke van veldens retirement announcement
Stuff 6
- Parliament after hours: The random laws MPs urgently passed over the weekend
- Parents are ‘frantic’, but coalition divisions threatens to stall the under-16 social media ban
- ‘I’m really thrilled’: Brooke van Velden announces she’s having a baby
- ‘Take it or leave it’: Luxon defends new citizenship exam
- Would-be New Zealanders will have to score a B+ in new citizenship exam
- Workers’ lives will be ‘materially worse’ after law change, MPs told
1News 5
- It's Budget Day: Are we in for a dull day or a day of surprises?
- Govt updates official branding to highlight English over te reo Māori
- 'Both very happy': ACT's Brooke van Velden announces pregnancy
- Can a citizenship test really measure what it means to be a Kiwi?
- What you need to know about NZ's new citizenship test plans