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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 →
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 19
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2026-07-19Without the funds, it's likely the plant would've had to close.
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2026-07-07Labour has joined the solar election policy contest, with a policy package that has some similarities to National's.
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2026-07-02Labour has announced it would repeal the legislation if it wins government.
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2026-07-01RNZ has requested the document, and Luxon told RNZ his office was working on releasing it.
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2026-06-24The party would also allow people to install solar panels without the need for council consent.
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2026-06-10The party is proposing a new target where short-lived gases like methane would only be required to cause 'no additional warming'.
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2026-06-07Scott O'Donnell missed more than a third of meeting agenda items and left about seven months into his term.
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2026-06-07Scott O'Donnell missed more than a third of meeting agenda items and left about seven months into his term.
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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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The Spinoff 17
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2026-07-08The energy election is ramping up, and for the first time, three parties are campaigning on getting more households powered by solar. It’s election season and rooftop solar is becoming a kitchen-table issue. With both major parties…
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2026-06-21Unfurl the money hose and fire up the cash bazooka: it’s time for a brief history of parliament’s favourite fiscal figures of speech. It’s election year and the polls are tight, so politicians of all stripes are ratcheting up the rhetoric…
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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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Otago Daily Times 5
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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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2026-07-01Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Photo: RNZ Russell Palmer of RNZ The Prime Minister says his office is working on publicly releasing another lobbying document connected to a transparency saga.
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2026-06-24National says it would allow people to install solar without the need for council consent. Photo: Getty Images Lauren Crimp of RNZ National has promised to help households shift to solar power through low interest loans, if it is…
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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.
NZ Herald 4
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2026-07-20Prime Minister Christohper Luxon and RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop. Photo / Mark Mitchell
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Stuff 4
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2026-07-19Finance Minister Nicola Willis said Golden Bay Cement would receive the funding to continue manufacturing cement and clinker at its Whangārei plant until at least the end of 2040.
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2026-06-30The Ombudsman has upheld a complaint against the Prime Minister’s office for its handling of an official information request, which resulted in a document showing industry lobbyists met with Christopher Luxon’s chief policy adviser not…
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2026-06-25Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour says a council’s “clipboard wielders” need to allow a family to build their dream home on a lifestyle block and “live their life”.
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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
10 segmentsVerbatim segments from podcasts and radio where this person was the speaker, attributed via the voice-reference library. Click play to stream the original audio from the publisher, pre-seeked to the moment the segment starts. Transcriptions are automated and attributions are manually reviewed, but cannot be guaranteed to be absolutely accurate — the seek point or speaker label may occasionally drift; the linked episode is the source of truth.
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Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive (Newstalk ZB) The Huddle: Is there a gender issue in politics? 2026-05-04 · 1s
Not train elections nearly.
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Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive (Newstalk ZB) Chris Bishop: Associate Finance Minister on the prospect of the Cook Strait ferry costs blowing out 2026-05-04 · 28s
Well, I mean, short answer is who knows and who knows if that's actually what's going on, but I think it makes a lot of But people feel pretty uncomfortable. …
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Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive (Newstalk ZB) Chris Bishop: Associate Finance Minister on the prospect of the Cook Strait ferry costs blowing out 2026-05-04 · 42s
Well, you certainly hear anecdotal reports right through the RMA system of the biggest thing that gets raised with me is things like cultural impact reports, for example. And one …
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Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive (Newstalk ZB) Darren Powell: Auckland University Associate Health Education Professor on the backlash to the new draft curriculums 2026-05-04 · 27s
For me, I was a primary and intermediate school teacher for 13 years. I've been involved in initial teacher education for 10 years and something that not just sits our …
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Mike Hosking Breakfast (Newstalk ZB) Jordan Williams: Executive Director at Taxpayers Union on report showing resident rates are up $451 on average 2026-05-03 · 51s
Ah, well, yes it is. I mean, when you've got a sector that in the last three years have put up rates by 34% when inflation has just been 13.7%, …
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Mike Hosking Breakfast (Newstalk ZB) Jordan Williams: Executive Director at Taxpayers Union on report showing resident rates are up $451 on average 2026-05-03 · 25s
Well part of the point of ratepayers report is the transparency it provides. I thought it was you know every year we do this you get some councils that just …
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Well, it sounds like in a private meeting with Santana, and Santana filed in their fast track application this information, that Ngātahu had said to them, look, we could support …
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Yeah, a number of suggestions have been made. I mean, some people have even, as you pointed out, suggested breaking up the gin tailors. Look, there are other ways to …
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Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive (Newstalk ZB) Simon Court: ACT MP on Ngāi Tahu calling for Central Otago gold mine to be scrapped 2026-04-29 · 80s
A number of suggestions have been made. I mean, some people have even, as you pointed out, suggested breaking up the gin tailors. Look, there are other ways to do …
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Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive (Newstalk ZB) Simon Court: ACT MP on Ngāi Tahu calling for Central Otago gold mine to be scrapped 2026-04-29 · 39s
Look, there are many different ways to do it. The problem with trying to build a big dam like Lake Onslow, as the previous government suggested, it was expensive. going …
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