Plain Politics NZ

Minister · ACT

Simon Court

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.

$1,243
MP travel & accommodation
#123 of 136 MPs
$228,455
Ministerial travel
#24 of 32 ministers
ACT
Party

MP travel & accommodation

Expenses →

Over 8 quarters, as the Parliamentary Service disclosed it.

$0
Accommodation
$1,243
Travel
$1,243
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.

$219,507
Domestic
$8,948
International
$228,455
Total
31 Mar31 Mar

Declared interests

Register of Interests · J.7

What Simon Court 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.

Company directorships and controlling interests

  • Strategic Engineering New Zealand Limited (not trading) – project
  • management, construction management, and technical support

Real property

  • Family home (jointly owned) – Waitakere, Auckland
  • Family home (jointly owned) – Thorndon, Wellington

Retirement schemes

  • Fisher Funds KiwiSaver Scheme

Debts owed by the member

  • ASB Bank – mortgages (x2)

Gifts

  • Super Rugby Blues v Crusaders tickets and hospitality – Eden Park Trust