Plain Politics NZ

Minister · National

Louise Upston

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.

$1,438
MP travel & accommodation
#118 of 136 MPs
$476,094
Ministerial travel
#9 of 32 ministers
National
Party

MP travel & accommodation

Expenses →

Over 8 quarters, as the Parliamentary Service disclosed it.

$0
Accommodation
$1,438
Travel
$1,438
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.

$398,883
Domestic
$77,211
International
$476,094
Total
31 Mar31 Mar

Declared interests

Register of Interests · J.7

What Louise Upston 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.

Real property

  • Family home (jointly owned) – Cambridge
  • Apartment (jointly owned) – Wellington

Retirement schemes

  • Fisher Funds KiwiSaver Scheme

Gifts

  • Tickets (x2) to Electric Avenue – ChristchurchNZ
  • Tickets (x2) to Supercars – Supercars Australia