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Elections / 2026 / Tauranga / Sam Uffindell
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2026 general election Sitting MP
Defending Tauranga

Sam Uffindell

Kind
Electorate only
Source
elections-wikipedia
As of
9 Jun 2026

Background

Research run #65 · 5 May 2026
Every claim below traces to a verbatim quote in the cited source. Click any footnote [1] in the prose, or expand the citation index below, to see where the fact came from.

Sam Uffindell is a New Zealand National Party Member of Parliament [14][19], representing the Tauranga electorate according to a single reputable secondary source [13][16].

According to a National Party profile, Uffindell attended King's College [6][7] before going on to study at the University of Otago and the University of New South Wales [8][9], though these educational details draw from a single reputable secondary source.

Prior to entering Parliament, Uffindell worked as an international banking professional across New Zealand, Australia, and Singapore, according to a single reputable secondary source [2]. He has also been described, from the same source, as an international banking executive [1]. From 2023, according to a single reputable secondary source, he has been listed as a director of New Zealand Carbon Company Limited [3] and New Zealand Humates Limited [5], and is also noted as a director of New Zealand Carbon Company Ltd in a capacity associated with majority shareholding [4].

Uffindell entered Parliament for the Tauranga electorate from 2022, according to a single reputable secondary source [16], as a member of the New Zealand National Party [19][20]. In his parliamentary roles, he has, according to a single reputable secondary source, served as Chair of the Health Select Committee [10] and Chair of the Public Services Commission IST Committee [11]. He has also been noted as Co-chair of the Africa and Middle East Interparliamentary Friendship Group [12]. Additionally, a single reputable secondary source records him as associate spokesperson for economic and regional development and associate spokesperson for research, science, and innovation for the National Party [17][18].

Generated 5 May 2026 · model claude-sonnet-4-6
AI-generated biography. Assembled by an LLM from public sources (Wikipedia, parliament register, Beehive, news archives). Every claim is backed by a verbatim quote in one of the cited sources below and tagged confirmed, unverified, or disputed by corroboration. Use as a starting reference, not a final source — cross-check anything load-bearing.
2 confirmed 18 unverified 0 disputed
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Education

Career

  • [3]
    Director of New Zealand Carbon Company Limited (from 2023). unverified
  • [4]
    Director of New Zealand Carbon Company Ltd (majority shareholder). unverified
  • [5]
    Director of New Zealand Humates Limited (from 2023). unverified
  • [1]
    Prior career: international banking executive. unverified
  • [2]
    Prior career: international banking professional across New Zealand, Australia, and Singapore. unverified

Political offices

Party affiliation

Looked for, not found

  • Unable to fetch verbatim corroboration of Sam Uffindell's specific university degrees (BA Political Studies/BCom from University of Otago; Master of International Law and International Relations from UNSW) — these appear in Wikipedia and LinkedIn but verbatim quotes were rejected by the extractor. National Party website confirmed educated_at University of New South Wales and University of Otago.
  • Unable to fetch verbatim corroboration of banking career specifics (Macquarie, Westpac, Deutsche Bank roles in Sydney and Singapore) — mentioned in rejected extractor outputs from National Party website and Wikipedia but not captured as verbatim claims.
  • No verbatim-verified detail on the Maria Dew KC report findings or terms of reference (report described as secret/not publicly released in full).

The agent checked these topics across the allowed public sources but could not find verbatim-quotable evidence. Absence doesn't rule the fact out — it just means no journalist-accessible source covered it at run time.

Pecuniary interests

2025 register · as of 27 May 2026

As 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.

Beneficial interests in, and trusteeships of, trusts
Julia Julian Trust Julia Julian Trust (trustee and beneficiary)
Company directorships and controlling interests
New Zealand Carbon Company Limited New Zealand Carbon Company Limited – soil conditioner manufacture and supply
New Zealand Humates Limited New Zealand Humates Limited – soil conditioner manufacture and supply
Debts owed by you
Bank of New Zealand Bank of New Zealand – mortgage
Gifts
Shorland Peugeot Tauranga Use of vehicle – Shorland Peugeot Tauranga
Overseas travel costs
Guizhou International Chamber of Commerce China – Trade Expo. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Guizhou International Chamber of Commerce.
Taipei Cultural and Economic Office Taiwan – Networking. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Taipei Cultural and Economic Office.
Real property
Family home (owned by trust) – Paengaroa
Retirement schemes
AustralianSuper AustralianSuper
Westpac KiwiSaver Westpac KiwiSaver

Companies Office links

as of 30 May 2026

Directorships, shareholdings, and trusteeships filed against this person in the Companies Office register.

Directorships

Trusteeships

Recent press

6 articles across 3 outlets
The Spinoff 3
RNZ 2
Stuff 1