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Pecuniary interests
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Directorships
2 declared
Recent meetings
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Research run #16 · 26 Apr 2026
Every claim below links to its source. Click any footnote [1] in the text, or expand the citation index after the bio, to see the verbatim quote and the page it came from.

Hon Nicole McKee is a New Zealand politician currently serving as Minister for Courts and a Member of Parliament for ACT New Zealand on the party list [12][9].

According to a single reputable secondary source, McKee previously worked as a spokesperson for the Council of Licensed Firearms Owners (COLFO) and its Fair and Reasonable Campaign [2], and has also been identified as a lobbyist for the Council of Licensed Firearms Owners [1].

McKee joined the ACT Party in June 2020, according to available sources [13][14]. She entered Parliament as an ACT New Zealand list MP on 17 October 2020 [9], taking on the role of ACT spokesperson for firearms law reform, conservation, justice, and veterans from that date [4].

Following the 2023 general election, according to a single reputable secondary source, McKee was appointed as the 12th Minister for Courts from 27 November 2023 [3]. She has also held the role of Associate Minister of Justice (Firearms) from November 2023 [6], as well as Associate Minister of Justice more broadly [5].

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Career

  • [1]
    Prior career: lobbyist for the Council of Licensed Firearms Owners. unverified
  • [2]
    Prior career: spokesperson for the Council of Licenced Firearms Owners (COLFO) and its Fair and Reasonable Campaign. unverified

Political offices

Party affiliation

Looked for, not found

  • Could not confirm exact date when Nicole McKee became ACT Party Deputy Leader (replacing Brooke van Velden, who announced stepping down March 2026). Facebook post indicates she was elected as Deputy Leader and as MP for Tāmaki, but no secondary-source article was fetched to confirm the date of the Deputy Leader election.
  • No verifiable public record found for Nicole McKee's specific educational qualifications beyond school attendance at Rotorua Girls' High School (referenced on LinkedIn). No university degree or specific legal qualification confirmed from fetched sources.

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

01 Positions

  • Cabinet Minister — Courts
  • Associate Minister — Justice

03 Pecuniary interests (2025) Methodology →

as of 2026-05-27 02:21
Beneficial interests in, and trusteeships of, trusts
Brown Family Trust (trustee) — Brown Family Trust (Trustee)
Company directorships and controlling interests
Firearms Safety Specialists New Zealand Limited – business consultant service — Firearms Safety Specialists New Zealand Limited
Debts owed by you
Kiwibank – mortgage — Kiwibank
Gifts
Parliamentary Hunt 2024 – New Zealand Game Animal Council — New Zealand Game Animal Council
Real property
Family home (jointly owned) – Wellington
Retirement schemes
Westpac KiwiSaver — Westpac KiwiSaver

04 Directorships Methodology →

as of 2026-05-29 17:15

06 Trusteeships & beneficial trust interests

08 Recent meetings (as minister) Methodology →

as of 2026-05-27 02:44
2026-03-31 Tue
1 entry
FSA Acting Executive Director
MEET: FSA Acting Executive Director
with: FSA Acting Executive Director
MEET
2026-03-30 Mon
4 entries
MEET: ACT Ministers & Parliamentary Under-Secretary
with: ACT Ministers, Parliamentary Under-Secretary
MEET
Cabinet
with: Cabinet Ministers
MEET
Justice Officials
MEET: Justice Officials
with: Justice Officials
MEET
Hon Goldsmith & Justice Officials
MEET: Hon Goldsmith & Justice Officials
with: Hon Goldsmith, Officials
MEET
2026-03-28 Sat
1 entry
SPEAK: COLFO AGM
with: Attendees
MEET
2026-03-27 Fri
2 entries
VISIT: New Plymouth High/District Court
with: New Plymouth District Court staff
MEET
SPEAK: Clubs New Zealand 2026 Conference
with: Attendees
MEET
2026-03-26 Thu
2 entries
MEET: Hon Goldsmith & Chief District Court Judge
with: Hon Goldsmith, Chief District Court Judge
MEET
MEDIA: Waatea News
MEET
2026-03-25 Wed
3 entries
Multi Minister Meeting
MEET: Multi Minister Meeting
with: Ministers
MEET
MEET: Real Estate Authority
with: REA Chief Executive
MEET
Cabinet Committee
Cabinet Committee
with: Cabinet Committee Members
MEET
2026-03-24 Tue
1 entry
Todd Stephenson
MEET: Todd Stephenson
with: Todd Stephenson
MEET
2026-03-23 Mon
4 entries
MEET: ACT Ministers & Parliamentary Under-Secretary
with: ACT Ministers, Parliamentary Under-Secretary
MEET
Hon Goldsmith & Justice Officials
MEET: Hon Goldsmith & Justice Officials
with: Hon Goldsmith, Officials
MEET
Justice Officials
MEET: Justice Officials
with: Justice Officials
MEET
Cabinet
with: Cabinet Ministers
MEET
2026-03-21 Sat
1 entry
ATTEND: Tauranga Militaria Show
with: Attendees
MEET
2026-03-18 Wed
3 entries
MEET: MAAG
with: MAAG Members
MEET
MEDIA: Spinoff
with: Media
MEET
MEDIA: Herald NOW
with: Media
MEET
2026-03-17 Tue
2 entries
VISIT: Pukekohe District Court
with: Pukekohe District Court staff
MEET
VISIT: Papakura District Court
with: Papakura District Court staff
MEET
2026-03-16 Mon
3 entries
Stand-up
MEDIA: Stand-up
with: Hon Seymour, Media
MEET
Justice Officials
MEET: Justice Officials
with: Justice Officials
MEET
Cabinet
with: Cabinet Ministers
MEET
2026-03-13 Fri
1 entry
VISIT: Court of New Beginnings
with: Hon Goldsmith, Court Staff
MEET
2026-03-12 Thu
3 entries
MEET: Wild Chix
with: Wild Chix Founder
MEET
MEET: Hon Goldsmith & Principal Family Court Judge
with: Hon Goldsmith, Principal Family Court Judge
MEET
Cabinet Committee
MEET: Cabinet Committee
MEET
2026-03-11 Wed
1 entry
FSA Acting Executive Director
MEET: FSA Acting Executive Director
with: FSA Acting Executive Director
MEET
2026-03-10 Tue
2 entries
INTERNATIONAL: Latin America Mission
MEET
Justice Officials
MEET: Justice Officials
with: Justice Officials
MEET

09 Recent Hansard speeches

10 Recent press releases

From Beehive.govt.nz. Most recent 10.

11 Recent ministerial speeches

From Beehive.govt.nz — conference keynotes and ministerial addresses (distinct from Hansard floor debates).

  • I am excited and proud that this reform programme is on track to deliver the most significant regulatory relief since the Act came into force in 2013.
    2026-05-11

12 In the news Methodology →

48 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 19
NZ Herald 13
The Spinoff 10
1News 3
Stuff 2
Newsroom 1

13 Commentary topics Methodology →

6 topics · 12 weeks

Topics 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 weeks

Topics 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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