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Minister · National

Simon Watts

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.

$1,457
MP travel & accommodation
#116 of 136 MPs
$590,443
Ministerial travel
#7 of 32 ministers
National
Party

MP travel & accommodation

Expenses →

Over 8 quarters, as the Parliamentary Service disclosed it.

$209
Accommodation
$1,248
Travel
$1,457
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.

$291,042
Domestic
$299,401
International
$590,443
Total
31 Mar31 Mar

Declared interests

Register of Interests · J.7

What Simon Watts 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

  • SG & SRA Watts Family Trust (trustee and beneficiary)
  • Watzi Trust (beneficiary)
  • Cam & Marg Watts Family Trust (beneficiary)

Real property

  • Family home (owned by trust) – North Shore
  • Residential investment property (owned by trust) – Cambridge
  • Holiday home (owned by trust) – Waihī Beach
  • Commercial property (owned by trust) – Cambridge

Retirement schemes

  • Milford Asset Management KiwiSaver
  • iSelect Superannuation Scheme Trust

Debts owed by the member

  • Westpac Bank – mortgage

Gifts

  • Ticket to BNZ Breakers v Melbourne United – BNZ Breakers Club
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