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Joseph MOONEY

Southland · New Zealand National Party

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Pecuniary interests

8 items

Directorships

3 declared

Recent meetings

0 logged

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Joseph Mooney is a National Party member of Parliament representing the Southland electorate [33] [42] . Before entering politics, Mooney worked in a range of manual and trade roles. According to a single reputable secondary source, these…

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01 Positions

• Committee Chair — Social Services and Community
• Committee Member — Regulations Review

03 Pecuniary interests (2025) Methodology →

as of 2026-05-27 02:21

Beneficial interests in, and trusteeships of, trusts

Mooney Family Trust (trustee and beneficiary) — Mooney Family Trust (Trustee)

Company directorships and controlling interests

Mooney Lawyers Limited (not trading) – legal services — Mooney Lawyers Limited (Director)

Debts owed by you

Westpac Bank – mortgage — Westpac Bank

Gifts

Tickets (x3) to Coldplay, Music of the Spheres concert – SkyCity Entertainment Group — SkyCity Entertainment Group

Overseas travel costs

India – 35th Anniversary of Nobel Peace Prize Celebration. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Tibet Information Office Australia. — Tibet Information Office Australia

Taiwan – MP delegation. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Taipei Cultural and Economic Office. — Taipei Cultural and Economic Office

Real property

Family home – Central Otago

Retirement schemes

ASB KiwiSaver — ASB KiwiSaver

04 Directorships Methodology →

as of 2026-05-29 17:15

• Mooney Lawyers Limited

  Director
  active
• Mooney Lawyers Limited

  Director
  ended 2026-05-29

06 Trusteeships & beneficial trust interests

• Mooney Family Trust

  Trustee
  active

08 Recent meetings (as minister) Methodology →

No meetings recorded.

09 Recent Hansard speeches

• Bills — Social Security (Jobseeker Support and Accommodation Supplement) Amendment Bill
  2026-05-19

12 In the news Methodology →

25 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.

Otago Daily Times 9

• The secret diary of ... Joseph Mooney

  Mentally drafting his next X posting: Southland MP Joseph Mooney and National leader Christopher Luxon. PHOTO: TRACEY ROXBURGH Inside the X Account of the Southland MP and prolific tweeter
  2026-06-05
• Brewery goes into cold storage

  Owners of Altitude Brewery Eddie Gapper (left) and Elliot Menzies. PHOTO: ODT FILES Queenstown’s Altitude Brewing’s opening a large cold-storage facility as an investment in beer quality, freshness and increased production levels.
  2026-06-04
• Funding for new school welcomed

  Oded Nathan. PHOTO: ODT FILES Wakatipu High School’s principal has welcomed government funding for land for a second Queenstown secondary school.
  2026-06-03
• Cartoonist’s view — Yeo

  Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo
  2026-06-01
• Weighty issues face SpaceX’s starship programme

  A SpaceX Starship and Super Heavy launches from the Starbase site in Texas on May 22. PHOTO: SPACEX/TNS With a record of five failures and six partial successes in his Starship programme, the 12th launch on May 22 of Elon Musk’s BFR* (as…
  2026-05-31
• Look at moi! Look at moi! as climate case issue simmers

  Southland National MP Joseph Mooney. PHOTO: ODT FILES Not many politicians volunteer to become involved in a looming scandal, but Southland National MP Joseph Mooney was positively champing at the bit this week to be embroiled in the row…
  2026-05-29
• My giddy aunt, that’s solarising

  Climate Change Minister Simon Watts speaks at the Electrify Queenstown conference. Photo: Tracey Roxburgh “In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.”
  2026-05-22
• Cartoonist’s view — Yeo

  Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo
  2026-05-22
• The art of being surprised about something you already know well

  Fancy seeing you here... Miles Anderson (left), Simeon Brown and Joseph Mooney announce a Central Otago health package. PHOTO: FACEBOOK As befits an MMP Parliament, the House’s business committee likes to ensure that all speaking slots are…
  2026-05-22

The Spinoff 6

• Gone By Lunchtime: Hardcore lobbying and the emotional senior staffer

  Please print out this podcast before sharing. The multifaceted, years-long story of Mike Smith’s climate court action, the parliamentary response, and hard-copy briefings from lobbyists that mysteriously vanished has officially reached…
  2026-06-05
• Missing climate briefing note: Who knew what, and when?

  This story was first published by RNZ A former top Beehive staffer used his personal email account to conduct official business – meaning at least one document was not released under the Official Information Act when it should have been…
  2026-06-03
• From Herbs to Head Like a Hole: MPs on their favourite local albums

  On the final day of New Zealand Music Month, MPs from across the political spectrum tell The Spinoff about their most beloved homegrown records. Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick: Successor by Anthonie Tonnon  “It’s hard not to choose…
  2026-05-30
• Government MPs acquired 25 extra investment properties after passing pro-landlord reforms

  From new rentals to redevelopments, some coalition MPs have been upping their ownership of residential properties. MPs from National, New Zealand First and Act have purchased or built at least 25 new rentals, investment properties or…
  2026-05-26
• One mp one pint joseph mooneys journey from traumatic teen years to parliament
  2026-03-12
• One mp one pint francisco hernandez on the greens being so fucking back
  2026-03-05

RNZ 5

• The missing Beehive document: Who knew what, and when?

  A former top staffer used his personal email for business - meaning at least one document was not released when it should have been.
  2026-06-04
• Missing climate document: Who knew what, and when?

  A former top Beehive staffer used his personal email account for official business - meaning at least one document was not released under the Official Information Act when it should have been.
  2026-06-03
• Missing climate briefing note: Who knew what, and when?

  A former top staffer used his personal email for business - meaning at least one document was not released when it should have been.
  2026-06-03
• $180 million boost to healthcare in the Otago Central Lakes area announced

  Health New Zealand's board has agreed in principle to invest $128 million in new operating funding with another $52 million invested in capital funding.
  2026-05-06
• What you need to know about regulations review committee and the new law undermining it
  2025-08-11

Newsroom 2

• The secret diary of .. Joseph Mooney

  Inside the exceptionally prolific X account of the Southland MP The post The secret diary of .. Joseph Mooney appeared first on Newsroom .
  2026-06-05
• Dammed if you do, damned if you don’t

  The Central Otago District Council has decided to ask Parliament to push along a stalled irrigation project, despite warnings The post Dammed if you do, damned if you don’t appeared first on Newsroom .
  2026-05-27

Stuff 2

• National MP calls on Mike Hosking to ‘front up’ and apologise after leaker claim

  Joseph Mooney wants an on-air apology from Mike Hosking after the broadcaster accused the MP of leaking to the media against Prime Minister Christopher Luxon.
  2026-06-03
• ‘It would have been helpful’ if chief whip spoke sooner, National MP says

  Stuart Smith should have quickly denied reports he had tried to contact the PM to highlight flagging support, Chris Bishop says.
  2026-04-23

1News 1

• Missing climate briefing note: Who knew what, and when?

  The Department of Internal Affairs and the Ombudsman are now both investigating the lack of records kept.
  2026-06-03

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 May31 May

Mp Property Disclosure

4

Mp Spending Accountability

3

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.

24 May31 May

Civil Liability For Climate Change

6

Fonterra Lobbying

4

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