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MP · #22
Simon Court
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· ACT New Zealand
Pecuniary interests
10 items
Directorships
2 declared
Recent meetings
0 logged
01 Positions
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Parliamentary Under-Secretary — Infrastructure, RMA Reform
03 Pecuniary interests (2025) Methodology →
as of 2026-05-27 02:17Beneficial interests in, and trusteeships of, trusts
P & S Court Trust (beneficiary)
— P & S Court Trust
(Beneficiary)
Company directorships and controlling interests
Strategic Engineering New Zealand Limited (not trading) – project management, construction management, and technical support
— Strategic Engineering New Zealand Limited
(Director)
Debts owed by you
ASB Bank – mortgages (x2)
— ASB Bank
Gifts
Corporate hospitality, events at Eden Park: P!nk, Luke Combs, All Blacks v England, Blues v Chiefs – Eden Park NZ National Stadium
— Eden Park NZ National Stadium
Corporate hospitality, rugby game – Thompson Lewis Limited for Todd Corp
— Thompson Lewis Limited
Real property
Family home (P & S Court Trust) – Glenholme, Rotorua
— P & S Court Trust
Family home (P & S Court Trust) – Whangaparāoa, Auckland
— P & S Court Trust
Family home (jointly owned) – Thorndon, Wellington
Family home (jointly owned) – Waitakere, Auckland
Retirement schemes
Fisher Funds KiwiSaver Scheme
— Fisher Funds KiwiSaver Scheme
04 Directorships Methodology →
as of 2026-06-04 17:20- ended 2026-06-04
06 Trusteeships & beneficial trust interests
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activeBeneficiary
08 Recent meetings (as minister) Methodology →
No meetings recorded.
09 Recent Hansard speeches
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12 In the news Methodology →
40 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.
The Spinoff 16
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2026-05-30On 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…
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2026-05-26From 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…
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2026-05-22Contentious bills ruled the week in parliament. It’s overwhelming how much has happened this week in parliament and around it. For the last two months, the House has either sat in extended sittings or under urgency as the government tries…
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2026-05-07Accusations of backroom demands have prompted political outrage. What’s going on? As hearings on Santana Minerals’ controversial application to build four massive open-pit mines near Bendigo in Central Otago draw to a close , focus has…
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2026-04-29‘Even though I’m in politics, I hate labels.’ She’s a twin already, but first term Green MP Lan Pham is adopting me as hers. While the rain lashes against the windows of Huxley’s, we’re bundled up in matching red turtleneck and brown coat…
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RNZ 13
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2026-05-21The justice minister says the bill won't criminalise homelessness but Labour's Carmel Sepuloni says it's "purely ideological" and insists it will.
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2026-05-19After being ejected from Parliament the ACT Party leader said the Speaker was "obviously very grumpy".
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2026-05-19After being ejected from Parliament the ACT Party leader said the Speaker was "obviously very grumpy".
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NZ Herald 7
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Otago Daily Times 2
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2026-05-21A person’s belongings lie next to a bench in George St, central Dunedin. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH/ODT Giles Dexter of RNZ The move-on orders legislation has passed its first reading, following a heated debate at Parliament.
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2026-05-21A person’s belongings lie next to a bench in George St, central Dunedin. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH/ODT Giles Dexter of RNZ The move-on orders legislation has passed its first reading, following a heated debate at Parliament.
Stuff 1
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2026-05-21The bill would allow police to issue move on orders to people as young as 14 for begging or rough sleeping in public spaces.
1News 1
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2026-05-19ACT Party leader David Seymour has been booted from the House this afternoon, after calling out Speaker Gerry Brownlee's treatment of his colleague.
12.5 Heard on radio
Verbatim segments from podcasts and radio where this MP was the speaker, attributed via the manually-reviewed voice-reference library and pre-seeked to the moment the segment starts.
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Not train elections nearly.
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.
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.
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