$652,000
4 years tracked
$259,861
4 years of data
Elizabeth Anne Kerekere (born 1965 or 1966) is a New Zealand politician and LGBTQ activist and scholar. She was elected a member of parliament for the Green Party in 2020, but resigned from the Greens on 5 May 2023, following allegations of bullying within the party. Kerekere remained in parliament as an independent until the 2023 election. Kerekere identifies as takatāpui and produced the first major research on takatāpui identity with her doctoral thesis in 2017. She is also an artist and graduated from Eastern Institute of Technology with a bachelor in Māori visual arts (Te Toi o Ngā Rangi). In 2000, in her role of Te Kairuruku, Ngā Kaupapa Māori at Dowse Art Museum she curated an exhibition called Kaumatua Anō te Ātaahua: Honouring the Gifts of our Elders.
| Year | Primary Role | Salary Category | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $163,000(highest) |
| 2022 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $163,000(highest) |
| 2021 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $163,000(highest) |
| 2020 |
Ordinary MP |
| Ordinary MP |
| $163,000(highest) |
| Total Career Earnings (4 years) | $652,000 | ||
Salary data from Remuneration Authority. Annual salary based on highest-paid role held during the year.
| Year | Role | Accommodation | Travel | Inter-Parl. | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | Other | Air | Surface | VIP | ||||
| 2023 | MP | $27,773 | - | $32,134 | $15,727 | - | - | $84,188 |
| 2022 | MP | $30,914 | - | $28,220 | $12,132 | - | $9,815 | $76,011 |
| 2021 | MP | $31,976 | - | $30,175 | $14,800 | - | - | $84,206 |
| 2020 | MP | $4,204 | - | $11,095 | $157 | - | - | $15,456 |
MP expenses from Parliament disclosure. Minister expenses disclosed separately via DIA Executive disclosure. Years showing '-' may indicate the person held a ministerial role during that period.