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Hon Dr Deborah Russell
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Pecuniary interests
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Directorships
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03 Pecuniary interests (2025) Methodology →
as of 2026-05-27 02:23Debts owed by you
ASB Bank – mortgage (jointly held)
— ASB Bank
Real property
Family home (jointly owned) – Titirangi, Auckland
House (jointly owned) – Karori, Wellington
Retirement schemes
ASB KiwiSaver – ASB Group Investments Limited
— ASB Group Investments Limited
UniSaver (New Zealand) superannuation scheme – Mercer (NZ) Limited
— Mercer (NZ) Limited
UniSuper (Australia) superannuation scheme – UniSuper Management Pty Limited
— UniSuper Management Pty Limited
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 →
45 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.
RNZ 21
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2026-07-02Labour has announced it would repeal the legislation if it wins government.
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2026-06-18The Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport will start operating from 1 July.
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2026-06-15The senior Beehive staffer who failed to disclose a crucial document from lobbyists had provided some of the information relevant at the time a request was made, but not all of it.
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2026-06-08Labour has named 30 newcomers on its list as it heads into the campaign.
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2026-06-07Labour has named 30 newcomers on its list as it heads into the campaign.
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The Spinoff 12
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2026-06-19The highlights and lowlights of a long week at parliament. While you were watching the Fifa World Cup, parliament was busy hosting a tournament of its own. Theoretically, the scrutiny week game is all about accountability. In action, it’s…
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2026-06-02A characterisation made without rejection? Not on Nicola Willis’s watch. If you’ve been watching Nicola Willis over the past week, you might have noticed the finance minister is fond of responding to a question or statement thus: “I reject…
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NZ Herald 4
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Otago Daily Times 3
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2026-07-03Vanessa Weenink, and knitting. House. PHOTO: FACEBOOK It was hardly the most momentous news from Parliament, but disappointing nonetheless.
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2026-07-02Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith. Photo: RNZ Russell Palmer of RNZ Legislation preventing lawsuits against companies for climate-changing emissions under tort law has passed its first reading in Parliament.
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2026-06-07By Russell Palmer of RNZ Labour has unveiled its list for the November election with 30 newcomers.
Stuff 3
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2026-06-07He compared Labour’s selection process to the secretive Vatican conclave that elects popes.
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2026-06-07Mark Cameron suffered a heart failure just before Christmas, meaning he can’t have a kidney transplant
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2026-05-12The Government is moving to ban climate change litigation based in tort law against businesses and against itself.
Newsroom 1
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2026-06-07The rankings reward some of the party's emerging talent while some sitting MPs have slipped down the list, facing a tougher road back into Parliament The post Walters, Tangaere-Manuel and newcomers among biggest winners in new Labour list…
1News 1
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2026-06-07Barbara Edmonds has jumped 15 places to third as the party introduces a wave of new faces.
13 Commentary topics Methodology →
6 topics · 12 weeksTopics where op-eds, blogs and press releases have mentioned this person, week-by-week. Each row links through to the topic detail in the discourse lens.
14 Press topics Methodology →
6 topics · 12 weeksTopics where major news outlets have reported on this person. Each row links through to the topic detail in the press lens. Compare to the discourse rows above to see where reporting and commentary converge or diverge.
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