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MP · #28
Andy Foster
List
· New Zealand First
Pecuniary interests
23 items
Directorships
0 declared
Recent meetings
0 logged
01 Positions
03 Pecuniary interests (2025) Methodology →
as of 2026-05-27 02:18Gifts
Parliamentary Fishing Trip – Fish & Game
— Fish & Game
Other companies and business entities
ArborGen Holdings Limited – forestry
— ArborGen Holdings Limited
Auckland International Airport Limited – airport operation
— Auckland International Airport Limited
Bremworth Limited – manufacturer
— Bremworth Limited
Channel Infrastructure Limited – energy
— Channel Infrastructure Limited
Chorus Limited – infrastructure
— Chorus Limited
Coats Limited – manufacturer
— Coats Limited
Contact Energy Limited – energy
— Contact Energy Limited
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited – healthcare technology
— Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
Fletcher Building Limited – building supplies and construction
— Fletcher Building Limited
Genesis Energy Limited – energy
— Genesis Energy Limited
Mercury Energy Limited – energy
— Mercury Energy Limited
Meridian Energy Limited – energy
— Meridian Energy Limited
PGG Wrightson Limited – agriculture
— PGG Wrightson Limited
Port of Tauranga Limited – port
— Port of Tauranga Limited
Rakon Limited – technology manufacturer
— Rakon Limited
Scott Technology Limited – manufacturer
— Scott Technology Limited
Spark New Zealand Limited – communications
— Spark New Zealand Limited
Summerset Group Holdings Limited – retirement homes
— Summerset Group Holdings Limited
Tourism Holdings Limited – tourism
— Tourism Holdings Limited
Overseas travel costs
Taiwan – parliamentary delegation. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Taipei Cultural and Economic Office.
— Taipei Cultural and Economic Office
Real property
Family home – Wellington
Retirement schemes
ANZ KiwiSaver
— ANZ KiwiSaver
04 Directorships Methodology →
None recorded.
08 Recent meetings (as minister) Methodology →
No meetings recorded.
09 Recent Hansard speeches
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12 In the news Methodology →
50 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.
The Spinoff 18
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2026-09-02I think I can explain what’s going on, writes Joel MacManus. Green MP Tamatha Paul has caused something of a kerfuffle this week by refusing to apologise for claiming that several government MPs had bought new rental properties after…
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2026-08-12Featuring an orange man, curtains and the politest protest in history. As an orange guy roamed the aisle of the Union Hall on Tuesday afternoon and Justin Timberlake’s ‘Can’t Stop The Feeling’ played over the speakers, there was standing…
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2026-07-21A lack of clear answers over what Fire and Emergency has done to save its ageing fleet saw one MP suggest the organisation had misled parliament. The tension in select committee room four was palpable. Nearing the finish line of a…
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2026-06-14Wellington’s decade-long failure to upgrade Courtenay Place is a damning indictment on the council and the city itself. What Andrew Little does about it could define his mayoralty. The Golden Mile project is about to be put to death at the…
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2026-06-09Taxpayers spent $298,359 keeping the chauffeured cars on standby last year. They were used for just $10,921 worth of trips. The government has been spending around $300,000 per year to provide Crown limousines to former prime ministers and…
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2026-06-05MPs can receive up to $36,240 every year in superannuation contributions, and use the money to buy property. Then they can claim another $36,400 per year to stay in it. National MP Melissa Lee and Labour MP Jenny Salesa bought homes…
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2026-06-02Evacuees from at least five former homes have found safe haven in Winston Peters’ big gazebo. Not since the formation of United Future in 1995 has one party provided such a refuge for the exiles of existing parties. New Zealand First’s…
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2026-05-28The post-budget debate had as many pop culture references as policy arguments. Joel MacManus was there for each of the seven speeches. Nicola Willis The finance minister is the star of budget day and gets the first speech in the…
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2026-05-26The former Wellington mayor says he claims the accommodation subsidy because ‘the cost of owning a home in Wellington is not cheap’. Andy Foster is a proud Wellington man. Before entering parliament on the NZ First party list in 2023, he…
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2026-05-13Lauded by the government as a modernisation that will cut red tape, the Conservation Amendment Bill has passed its first reading – to claims of ‘commercialisation over conservation’ from opponents. The government is pushing on with…
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2026-04-29‘Even though I’m in politics, I hate labels.’ She’s a twin already, but first term Green MP Lan Pham is adopting me as hers. While the rain lashes against the windows of Huxley’s, we’re bundled up in matching red turtleneck and brown coat…
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RNZ 12
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2026-10-07From a finance debate to trips to Sephora and a nail salon, here’s everything you need to know.
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2026-10-06Craig Stobo and Taine Randell are eighth and ninth, ahead of existing MPs including Jenny Marcroft and Andy Foster.
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2026-08-20About 300 people turned up to Parliament to raise concerns about their water bills which were increasing by 13.3 percent on average across the region this year.
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2026-08-10People with Long Covid are calling on politicians to collect better data on the disease, and enable those with it to access disability support services.
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2026-08-02The former defence minister says if he returns to Parliament, he wants the defence job once again.
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2026-07-20MPs demanded answers from FENZ leaders and the board's new chair over the spending.
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2026-06-17The rate of survival if a tsunami hits the sound remains very low, MPs have been told.
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2026-05-20Drive Electric presented its State of the Nation report on Wednesday at Parliament, which says the switch to EVs could reshape the country's energy system.
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2026-05-19Parliament begins another week of legislating. As usual, the week will be longer than usual. The week also hits an anniversary for that paradox.
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2026-05-12The government is pushing on with changes it says cut red tape and let it charge foreign tourists.
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NZ Herald 6
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2026-10-14The LGNZ SuperLocal Conference at Rotorua's Energy Events Centre. Photo / NZME
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2026-10-06New Zealand First leader Winston Peters. Photo / NZME
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2026-09-24“After careful consideration, Cabinet has decided that it will not be making decisions on individual Head Start proposals at this time,” Local Government Minister Simon Watts (left) and RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop told councils. Photo…
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2026-07-20Fire and Emergency NZ chief executive Kerry Gregory. Photo / RNZ, Samuel Rillstone
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2026-06-13Labour leader Chris Hipkins can, like all MPs, receive taxpayer superannuation contributions worth up to $62,000 a year under the current scheme. Photo / Mark Mitchell
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2026-05-12Conservation Minister Tama Potaka. Photo / Mark Mitchell
Stuff 6
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2026-10-07New Zealand First has released its party list for the election, and plenty of incumbent MPs have been shunted down in favour of hopeful newcomers.
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2026-10-06Follow the election campaign live.
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2026-08-05Under current law, any New Zealand citizen who is old enough to vote can stand as a candidate. Jones has said NZ First will campaign to change this.
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2026-06-15The Prime Minister has directed his office to take a closer look at the entitlements available to former politicians, but is not budging on current MPs’ allowances.
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2026-06-01Social development minister Louise Upston has defended claiming $52,000 a year for an apartment she owns in Wellington, but won’t explain what costs it is covering.
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2026-05-26Social development minister Louise Upston has defended claiming $52,000 a year for an apartment she owns in Wellington, but won’t explain what costs it is covering.
Otago Daily Times 4
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2026-06-17Milford Sound. Photo: ODT files By Phil Pennington of RNZ MPs have been told the very low rate of survival estimated if a landslide tsunami hits Milford Sound remains the case but the chase is on to improve understanding of the risks.
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2026-05-12Conservation Minister Tama Potaka says the bill will support economic growth. Photo: RNZ Russell Palmer of RNZ The government is pushing on with conservation reforms it says cuts red tape and enables fees for foreign tourists visiting New…
Newsroom 3
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2026-10-20As candidates discuss accountability for te Tiriti and curriculum changes, Green MP Lawrence Xu-Nan labels governing parties’ absence ‘cowardice’ The post National and Act missing as parties debate education reforms appeared first on…
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2026-10-07Comment: With many boldface names to fit alongside existing MPs, Winston Peters and his team have made some surprising calls The post Novelty trumps loyalty on NZ First’s candidates list appeared first on Newsroom .
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2026-05-26Opinion: Some MPs make it difficult not to conclude they come to Parliament not to serve the people but to squeeze them for as much as they can The post Something is rotten in the House of Representatives appeared first on Newsroom .
1News 1
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2026-10-06Several of NZ First's newcomer candidates have taken spots on the party's list ahead of currently sitting MPs.
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