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Carl Bates

Whanganui · New Zealand National Party

New Zealand National Party Whanganui Candidate 2026 · Whanganui › Candidate 2023 · Whanganui ›

Pecuniary interests

17 items

Directorships

3 declared

Recent meetings

0 logged

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Carl Bates is a New Zealand National Party Member of Parliament representing the Whanganui electorate [34] [42] . According to a secondary source, Bates began university at the age of 15 [28] and went on to complete a Bachelor of Business…

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01 Positions

• Committee Chair — Education and Workforce
• Committee Member — Justice

03 Pecuniary interests (2025) Methodology →

as of 2026-05-27 02:15

Beneficial interests in, and trusteeships of, trusts

Enchanted Trust (beneficiary) — Enchanted Trust (Beneficiary)

Raewyn Bates Family Trust (beneficiary) — Raewyn Bates Family Trust (Beneficiary)

The Carpe Diem Trust (beneficiary) — The Carpe Diem Trust (Beneficiary)

Debts owed by you

Bank of New Zealand – mortgage on family home — Bank of New Zealand

Investec (South Africa) – mortgage on former family home — Investec (South Africa)

The Carpe Diem Trust – personal loan* — The Carpe Diem Trust

Westpac Bank – mortgage on former family home — Westpac Bank

Debts owed to you

Protea Kowhai Holdings (Pty) Limited – business loan* — Protea Kowhai Holdings (Pty) Limited

Sirdar South Africa (Pty) Limited – business loan — Sirdar South Africa (Pty) Limited

Gifts

Parliamentary Hunting Trip (one night and hinds) – New Zealand Game Animal Council — New Zealand Game Animal Council

Other companies and business entities

Greenplan (Dunmore West 2000) Forest Partnership No. 47 – forestry — Greenplan (Dunmore West 2000) Forest Partnership No. 47

Real property

Family home – Whanganui

Former family home (in trust) – Manawatū

Rental apartments (x2, in trust) – Wellington

Rental property (in trust) – Whanganui

Retirement schemes

Craigs KiwiSaver — Craigs KiwiSaver

Ninety-One Retirement Annuity Fund – Ninety-One (South Africa) — Ninety-One Retirement Annuity Fund

04 Directorships Methodology →

as of 2026-05-27 02:15

None recorded.

06 Trusteeships & beneficial trust interests

• Carpe Diem Trust

  Beneficiary
  active
• Enchanted Trust

  Beneficiary
  active
• Raewyn Bates Family Trust

  Beneficiary
  active

08 Recent meetings (as minister) Methodology →

No meetings recorded.

09 Recent Hansard speeches

• Bills — Summary Offences (Move-on Orders) Amendment Bill
  2026-05-21
• Bills — Public Finance (Prohibition on Providing Public Funds to Gangs) Amendment Bill
  2026-05-20
• Oral Question 4: Education
  2026-05-19
• Bills — Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Amendment Bill
  2026-05-14
• Debates — Report of the Education and Workforce Committee on the Inquiry into the Harm Young New Zealanders Encounter Online, and the Roles That Government, Business, and Society Should Play in Addressing Those Harms
  2026-05-13

12 In the news Methodology →

17 articles

Coverage 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 10

• Thousands sign petition to allow autistic 5-year-old to stay in NZ

  The boy's father says he is living in fear his family will be separated, and has pleaded with officials not to let that happen.
  2026-05-20
• The House: Most parties find common ground against 'digital robber barons'

  Labour, National and most small parties have reached broad agreement on the issue of online harm faced by young New Zealanders.
  2026-05-14
• Law change will make workers' lives 'materially worse', MPs told

  Part-time and shift workers say they'll lose money under leave changes - but the minister in charge says it's unavoidable.
  2026-04-29
• Proposed leave bill will make workers' lives 'materially worse', select committee hears

  Part-time and shift workers say they'll lose money under leave changes - but the minister in charge says it's unavoidable.
  2026-04-29
• Social media ban backed by online harm inquiry prompting act disagreement
  2025-12-10
• Porangahau residents want forestry law changes after massive blaze
  2025-11-02
• Whanganui embraces chance to host waikato medical school s placements
  2025-10-08
• Tech giants warn against banning under 16s from social media
  2025-10-07
• Inquiry to look into national s carl bates failure to declare properties
  2025-09-28
• Mediawatch property news pumping up the market
  2025-09-21

The Spinoff 3

• Horror poll for national and luxon which big beasts would be out of a job
  2026-03-06
• Social media ban for under 16s moves one step closer
  2026-03-06
• A parliamentary fashion report card
  2025-10-21

NZ Herald 2

• Parliamentary inquiry clears mp carl bates of wrongdoing over 25 undeclared homes
  2025-11-05
• Whanganui mp carl bates deletes fb post praising himself after housing revelations
  2025-09-12

Stuff 1

• Workers’ lives will be ‘materially worse’ after law change, MPs told

  Part-time and shift workers have told MPs they’ll lose money under proposed leave entitlement changes - but the minister in charge says that’s unavoidable.
  2026-04-29

1News 1

• Whanganui treaty settlement bill passes first reading

  The reading on Wednesday was followed by a debate in which 11 members of the House stated their initial positions on the bill.
  2026-05-13

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.

24 May

Media Framing Of Ministerial Allowances

1

Ministerial Housing Entitlements

1

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.

26 Apr

Payroll System Technical Challenges

3

Workplace Leave Entitlements

3

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