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Career MP Salary
$347,400
2 years tracked
Career MP Expenses
$98,911
2 years of data
Profile2mo agoParliament2mo ago
Professional Background
Updated 2 Apr 2026Celia Margaret Wade-Brown (born 12 July 1956) is a New Zealand politician who has been a Green Party list MP since 19 January 2024. She previously served as the 34th mayor of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand, from 2010 until 2016. Wade-Brown was the third female mayor of the city, replacing centre-right Kerry Prendergast. She defeated Prendergast by 176 votes in the 2010 single transferable vote mayoral election. Wade-Brown won a second term in 2013. She was the second mayor of a major New Zealand city to have been a member of the Green Party, after Dunedin's Sukhi Turner, but she stood as an independent candidate. Wade-Brown did not contest the Wellington mayoralty in the 2016 local election for a third term.
Salary & Role History
2 years of remuneration data| Year | Primary Role | Salary Category | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $175,400(highest) |
| 2024 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $172,000 |
| Total Career Earnings (2 years) | $347,400 | ||
Salary data from Remuneration Authority. Annual salary based on highest-paid role held during the year.
Cross-Sector Roles
Charity Roles (13)
- Current
- Board Member
- Director
- Secretary Executive committee
Declared Financial Interests
1 years of declarations202515 declared interests▼
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •Bank of New Zealand – mortgage
Managed Investment Schemes (5)
- •International Share Fund – ANZ Investments
- •Property Securities Fund – ANZ Investments
- •
Cross-Sector Roles
Charity Roles(13)
- Trustee at Wairarapa Five Towns Trail TrustCurrent
- Trustee at Great Harbour Way - Te Aranui O Poneke Charitable Trust
- Board Member at New Zealand Walking Access Commission
- Director at Predator Free Wellington Limited
- Trustee at Te Araroa - The Long Pathway. Te Araroa Trust
- +8 more roles
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Data Sources
- MP expenses from Parliament.nz
- CE remuneration from Te Kawa Mataaho
- Financial interests from Register of Pecuniary Interests
About this profile
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Source registers used on this page
- Parliament.nz (MP register of pecuniary interests)
- Te Kawa Mataaho public-service appointment records
- NZ Government Gazette appointment notices
- Remuneration Authority salary determinations
- Companies Office records (for company directorships)
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