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Stuart Smith
Kaikōura
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Pecuniary interests
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Directorships
1 declared
Recent meetings
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01 Positions
03 Pecuniary interests (2025) Methodology →
as of 2026-05-27 02:24Beneficial interests in, and trusteeships of, trusts
Tayler-Smith Family Trust (trustee and beneficiary)
— Tayler-Smith Family Trust
(Trustee)
Debts owed to you
Tayler-Smith Family Trust – term loan*
— Tayler-Smith Family Trust
Gifts
Rugby test tickets (x2) – SkyCity Entertainment
— SkyCity Entertainment
Rugby test tickets (x2) – Suncorp
— Suncorp
Other companies and business entities
APA Group (stapled securities) (in trust) – petroleum industry
— APA Group
Alibaba Group Holding Limited American Depositary Receipts (in trust) – internet infrastructure, electronic commerce, online financial, and internet content services
— Alibaba Group Holding Limited
Amazon.com Incorporated (in trust) – e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence
— Amazon.com Incorporated
Amcor Public Listed Company Chess Depositary Interests (in trust) – packaging
— Amcor Public Listed Company
Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated Class B (in trust) – insurance, rail transportation, energy generation, and distribution, manufacturing, and retailing
— Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated
Bristol Properties Limited Partnership (in trust) – property investment
— Bristol Properties Limited Partnership
CSL Limited (in trust) – biotechnology
— CSL Limited
Cashel Property Investment Limited (in trust) – property investment
— Cashel Property Investment Limited
Cleanaway Waste Management Limited (in trust) – sustainable waste management
— Cleanaway Waste Management Limited
Contact Energy Limited (in trust) – electricity generation
— Contact Energy Limited
Delegat Group Limited (in trust) – wine
— Delegat Group Limited
Dry Hills Services Limited (in trust) – irrigation scheme related to member's family home
— Dry Hills Services Limited
EBOS Group Limited (in trust) – healthcare, medical, and pharmaceutical products
— EBOS Group Limited
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited (in trust) – manufacturing
— Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Limited
Freightways Group Limited (in trust) – transport operator
— Freightways Group Limited
Genesis Energy Limited (in trust) – electricity generation
— Genesis Energy Limited
Heartland Group Holdings Limited (in trust) – financial services
— Heartland Group Holdings Limited
Hectre Group Limited (in trust) – orchard management software
— Hectre Group Limited
JPMorgan American Investment Trust plc (in trust) – investment company
— JPMorgan American Investment Trust plc
Johnson & Johnson Incorporated (in trust) – pharmaceutical and medical technologies
— Johnson & Johnson Incorporated
Macquarie Group Limited (in trust) – financial services
— Macquarie Group Limited
Mainfreight Limited (in trust) – logistics
— Mainfreight Limited
Mastercard Incorporated Class A (in trust) – electronic payments
— Mastercard Incorporated
Meridian Energy Limited (in trust) – electricity generation
— Meridian Energy Limited
Merx (in trust) – property finance
— Merx
Microsoft Corporation (in trust) – software products, services, and devices
— Microsoft Corporation
My Food Bag Group Limited (in trust) – online food delivery
— My Food Bag Group Limited
Nestlé Societe Anonyme American Depositary Receipts (in trust) – food and drink processing
— Nestlé Societe Anonyme
Novo Nordisk A Shares American Depositary Receipts (in trust) – pharmaceutical products
— Novo Nordisk
Nudgee Road Property Trust (in trust) – property investment
— Nudgee Road Property Trust
Osterly Way Investments Limited (in trust) – property investment
— Osterly Way Investments Limited
Ramsay Health Care Limited (in trust) – healthcare
— Ramsay Health Care Limited
ResMed Incorporated Chess Depositary Interests (in trust) – medical devices
— ResMed Incorporated
Ryman Healthcare Limited (in trust) – retirement villages
— Ryman Healthcare Limited
Script Sense (in trust) – pharmacy management software
— Script Sense
Spacecube Limited (in trust) – modular building system
— Spacecube Limited
Spark New Zealand Limited (in trust) – telecommunications
— Spark New Zealand Limited
Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited (in trust) – biopharmaceutical company
— Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited
Transurban Group (stapled securities) (in trust) – transport networks
— Transurban Group
Visa Incorporated Class A (in trust) – electronic payments
— Visa Incorporated
Walmart Incorporated (in trust) – retail
— Walmart Incorporated
Zoetis Incorporated (in trust) – animal health
— Zoetis Incorporated
Overseas travel costs
Tarawa, Kiribati – Help induct new Members of Parliament. Contributor to travel and accommodation: United Nations Development Programme.
— United Nations Development Programme
Real property
Apartment (half-share owned by Tayler-Smith Family Trust) – Frankton, Queenstown
Apartment (owned by Tayler-Smith Family Trust) – Thorndon, Wellington
Family home (owned by Tayler-Smith Family Trust) – Dry Hills, Blenheim
Rental property (owned by Tayler-Smith Family Trust) – Redwood, Blenheim
Timeshare week (owned by Tayler-Smith Family Trust) – Queenstown Mews
Retirement schemes
Fisher Funds KiwiSaver Plan
— Fisher Funds KiwiSaver Plan
04 Directorships Methodology →
as of 2026-05-27 02:24None recorded.
06 Trusteeships & beneficial trust interests
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activeTrustee
08 Recent meetings (as minister) Methodology →
No meetings recorded.
09 Recent Hansard speeches
- 2026-06-30
- 2026-06-24
- 2026-05-19
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.
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2026-05-12Suspicions and hot takes abound, but what do we actually know about what went down between two journalists at parliament, and the backdrop against which the aftermath played out? To echo the words of Te Pāti Māori MP Oriini Kaipara, it’s…
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2026-05-07Is the level of media attention on TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman warranted? Has the media done a good job of covering a story about one of its own? We asked three former political editors. Ever since she presented her first poll as…
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2026-05-06A strategic reboot seeks to put Luxon above the fray and the party on the front foot. Something, the thinking must have been, had to change. A drip-feed of disatisfaction from National MPs and staffers together with a pair of energetic…
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2026-05-03TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman’s suspension from parliament has seen her dropped from a major international trip. Is it a problem that a journalist has herself become a story, asks Catherine McGregor in today’s excerpt from The…
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Stuff 14
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2026-06-15The Prime Minister has directed his office to take a closer look at the entitlements available to former politicians, but is not budging on current MPs’ allowances.
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2026-06-04Stuff’s political team is facing a possible suspension from Parliament over a dispute with the Speaker over a photo taken of Social Development Minister Louise Upston.
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2026-06-01Social development minister Louise Upston has defended claiming $52,000 a year for an apartment she owns in Wellington, but won’t explain what costs it is covering.
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2026-05-26Social development minister Louise Upston has defended claiming $52,000 a year for an apartment she owns in Wellington, but won’t explain what costs it is covering.
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2026-05-12Judith Collins has given her valedictory speech at Parliament
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2026-05-11TVNZ’s political editor Maiki Sherman announced she was leaving the state broadcaster after two weeks of making headlines.
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2026-05-08TVNZ’s political editor Maiki Sherman has resigned from the state broadcaster after a week of making headlines for her alleged behaviour at Parliament.
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2026-05-01Christopher Luxon is travelling to Singapore on Sunday to sign a deal with their prime minister.
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2026-04-30Speaker Gerry Brownlee is reportedly set to announce the decision on Thursday afternoon, with the ban taking effect from Friday.
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2026-04-28This time, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon won’t explain why TVNZ’s Breakfast show was culled from his weekly interview rounds.
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2026-04-27TVNZ confirmed to Stuff on Friday that its Breakfast team has been informed that Luxon will decide on further interviews on a case-by-case basis.
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2026-04-24TVNZ confirmed to Stuff on Friday that its Breakfast team has been informed that Luxon will decide on further interviews on a case-by-case basis.
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2026-04-24The party has lodged a complaint about what it called the “unacceptable” conduct of TVNZ staff earlier this week.
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2026-04-23Stuart Smith should have quickly denied reports he had tried to contact the PM to highlight flagging support, Chris Bishop says.
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2026-07-21MPs are back in Wellington to debate legislation. This week, for the first time in two months, this includes bills not proposed by the government.
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2026-07-11Louise Upston gives her take on her new part-time full-time job: managing the government's entire legislative programme as Leader of the House.
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2026-05-12The TVNZ political editor resigned after scrutiny over comments she made during drinks in Nicola Willis' office.
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2026-05-12The TVNZ political editor resigned after scrutiny over comments she made during drinks in Nicola Willis' office.
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2026-05-11The relationship between politicians and the media is symbiotic, but it's increasingly coming under pressure.
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2026-05-11Analysis - The relationship between politicians and the media is symbiotic, but it's increasingly coming under pressure.
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2026-05-11Analysis - The relationship between politicians and the media is symbiotic, but it's increasingly coming under pressure.
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2026-05-08She confirmed Friday was her last day at TVNZ in a post on social media, saying her position had become "untenable".
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2026-05-08She confirmed Friday was her last day at TVNZ in a post on social media, saying her position had become "untenable".
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2026-04-30Maiki Sherman has been suspended from Parliament from May 1 to May 6.
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2026-04-30Maiki Sherman has been suspended from Parliament from May 1 to May 6.
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2026-04-24The Prime Minister's withdrawal comes not long after the appointment of former Newshub political editor Tova O'Brien as Breakfast co-host.
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2026-05-12Political pressure, public distrust and a media in meltdown - the country is witnessing a reckoning for journalism. Mark Jennings and Richard Harman join The Detail The post Crisis in the newsroom appeared first on Newsroom .
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2026-04-24A look at the National MP thrust into the headlines amid an alleged effort to roll the PM The post Stuart Smith moves from the shadows to the spotlight appeared first on Newsroom .
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2026-05-11Maiki Sherman at Parliament. Photo: Aotearoa Media Collective (file) Lillian Hanly of RNZ Opposition MPs say former TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman was "hounded" into resigning, after a "witch-hunt" all while public broadcasters are…
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2026-05-11Maiki Sherman at Parliament. Photo: Aotearoa Media Collective (file) Lillian Hanly of RNZ Opposition MPs say former TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman was "hounded" into resigning, after a "witch-hunt" all while public broadcasters are…
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2026-05-12Veteran National Party MP farewells Parliament after 24 years with laughs and tears.
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2026-05-08Sherman said her role became "untenable" after fallout from language used at ministerial function.
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