Plain Politics NZ

Minister · National

Chris Penk

Travel and accommodation, from the disclosures that name them. An MP’s travel is published by the Parliamentary Service; a minister’s travel is published separately by the Department of Internal Affairs. Both are shown here, and not added into a single headline, because they are two different bills.

$1,569
MP travel & accommodation
#115 of 136 MPs
$394,737
Ministerial travel
#15 of 32 ministers
National
Party

MP travel & accommodation

Expenses →

Over 8 quarters, as the Parliamentary Service disclosed it.

$0
Accommodation
$1,569
Travel
$1,569
Total
31 Mar31 Dec

Ministerial travel

Expenses →

Over 9 quarters, published by the Department of Internal Affairs. International travel is Cabinet-approved and can cover a spouse, staff and accompanying ministers.

$285,746
Domestic
$108,991
International
$394,737
Total
31 Mar31 Mar

Declared interests

Register of Interests · J.7

What Chris Penk declared in the Register of Pecuniary and Other Specified Interests, as at 31 January 2026. The register records that an interest exists, not its value.

Trusts

  • The Barkley Trust (trustee and beneficiary)

Real property

  • Family home (owned by The Barkley Trust) – Auckland

Retirement schemes

  • Australian Defence Force Superannuation Scheme
  • Booster KiwiSaver

Managed investment schemes

  • Synergy Investments – Consilium Limited

Debts owed by the member

  • ASB Bank – home loans