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- 4 May 2026
Background
Tom Rutherford is a Member of Parliament [20] affiliated with the National Party [26] , representing the Bay of Plenty electorate [21] [22] . Rutherford is reported to have been educated at Victoria University of Wellington [17] , though…
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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.
- Debts owed by you
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Westpac Bank Westpac Bank – mortgage
- Gifts
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Tasman Holiday Parks Accommodation at Tasman Holiday Parks, Pāpāmoa – Tasman Holiday ParksNew Zealand Game Animal Council Parliamentary Hunt – New Zealand Game Animal CouncilOne NZ Ticket and hospitality to One NZ Warriors match – One NZSkyCity Tickets (x2) and hospitality to Coldplay concert – SkyCity
- Managed investment schemes
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Milford Asset Management Milford Active Growth Fund – Milford Asset ManagementMilford Asset Management Milford Aggressive Fund – Milford Asset Management
- Real property
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Family home – Pāpāmoa, Tauranga
- Retirement schemes
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Milford KiwiSaver Milford KiwiSaver
Recent press
22 articles across 4 outletsRNZ 9
- Parliament's week: Longer than usual, as usual
- Nelson among regions needing to retain 'critical' Air New Zealand flights - tourism boss
- Bay of Plenty MP Tom Rutherford to ask government for Mt Maunganui restoration funding
- Air NZ makes further cuts to regional flights
- Mount Maunganui landslide: Community meeting to update on progress to re-open Mauao
- Question Time begins with a showdown between Minister and ... Minister?
- Over 2000 samoan people have nz citizenship restored
- Two labour bills pass into law
- Tauranga politicians remain outside the area despite electoral boundary changes
The Spinoff 8
- Government MPs acquired 25 extra investment properties after passing pro-landlord reforms
- One MP, One Pint: Tom Rutherford on the coward punch that changed his life
- One MP, One Pint: Tangi Utikere is looking to be a sure thing for Palmy this election
- Echo Chamber: Agreeing to disagree about India
- One mp one pint hamish campbell on circus tricks and christchurch coolness
- Echo chamber under more scrutiny act more stupidly
- One mp one pint rima nakhle on being a lebanese diva
- Echo chamber winston peters gets his groove back