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Phil Twyford
Te Atatū
· New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand Labour Party
Te Atatū
@philtwyford
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Pecuniary interests
6 items
Directorships
1 declared
Recent meetings
0 logged
01 Positions
03 Pecuniary interests (2025) Methodology →
as of 2026-05-27 02:25Beneficial interests in, and trusteeships of, trusts
Twyford and Easingwood Family Trust (trustee and beneficiary)
— Twyford and Easingwood Family Trust
(Trustee)
Overseas travel costs
Germany – Conference of social democratic parties. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.
— Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
Malaysia – Political workshop. Contributor to travel and accommodation: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.
— Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
Tϋrkiye – Parliamentarians' conference on Palestine. Contributor to travel and accommodation: The League of Parliamentarians for al-Quds.
— The League of Parliamentarians for al-Quds
Real property
Family home (owned by family trust) – Te Atatū Peninsula
Retirement schemes
Fisher Funds TWO KiwiSaver
— Fisher Funds TWO KiwiSaver
04 Directorships Methodology →
as of 2026-05-27 02:25None recorded.
06 Trusteeships & beneficial trust interests
- active
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.
RNZ 27
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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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2026-06-05Budget sets aside $18 million over the next four years for frontline teams to respond to migrant exploitation and immigration non-compliance.
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2026-05-26People and businesses asking for fast track approval of their projects have donated almost exclusively to National and NZ First.
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2026-05-25People and businesses asking for fast track approval of their projects have donated almost exclusively to National and NZ First.
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2026-05-14Labour, National and most small parties have reached broad agreement on the issue of online harm faced by young New Zealanders.
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2026-05-13Erica Stanford told a select committee the changes were simple and technical and would help officers do their job.
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2026-05-04The ACT leader says those arguing he's competing with NZ First on immigration should be constructive.
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2026-05-03Massey University professor Paul Spoonley says the party's proposed changes creates more bureaucracy and risks alienating a large portion of the population.
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2026-04-30Labour's immigration spokesperson says Winston Peters is not doing enough to support Everlee Wihongi.
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2026-04-29Erica Stanford is playing down concerns proposed law changes will open the door to immigration raids.
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The Spinoff 11
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2026-05-15This week in parliament, Judith Collins said goodbye, Shane Jones had a showdown and MPs were reminded they’re all capable of immigration dog whistles. Tuesday began a three-week sitting block, but was also the end of the road for one MP…
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Newsroom 4
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2026-06-08One high-profile police figure vaults up Labour’s ranks as another is unceremoniously ushered into retirement The post Stability over sparkle in Labour’s candidate list as policy question looms appeared first on Newsroom .
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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…
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2026-06-07A veteran parliamentary reporter slams the last Labour government in this excerpt from his new memoir The post Trevor Mallard’s last two words to Barry Soper (you can guess) appeared first on Newsroom .
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2026-05-21A risk to the Govt books of several hundred million dollars means three new rail stations won't become part of Auckland Transport's stable as expected The post Govt withholds transfer of three new rail stations to Auckland, citing…
Stuff 4
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2026-06-08His arrival in politics had triggered debate after Police Commissioner Richard Chambers expressed “disappointment” over how he had been informed.
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2026-06-08Police Commissioner Richard Chambers has expressed disappointment that one of his top cops didn’t tell him he was going to stand for Labour and says its “untenable” for him to continue in his current role.
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2026-06-07He compared Labour’s selection process to the secretive Vatican conclave that elects popes.
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2026-05-14MPs were also shouting across the House about Labour’s “Chinese-sounding names” scandal and how many children Simeon Brown has.
NZ Herald 2
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Otago Daily Times 1
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2026-06-07By Russell Palmer of RNZ Labour has unveiled its list for the November election with 30 newcomers.
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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