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Career MP Salary
$3,333,543
15 years tracked
Career MP Expenses
$1,302,897
15 years of data
Profile2w agoParliament2w ago
Professional Background
Updated 2 Apr 2026Megan Cherie Woods (born 4 November 1973) is a New Zealand Labour Party politician who served as a Cabinet Minister in the Sixth Labour Government and has served as Member of Parliament for Wigram since 2011.
Salary & Role History
15 years of remuneration data| Year | Primary Role | Salary Category | Annual Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $183,827 |
| 2024 | Ordinary MP | Ordinary MP | $178,551 |
| 2023 | Minister of Building and Construction Also: Minister of Building and Construction; Acting Minister of Economic Development; Minister of Energy and Resources; Associate Minister of Finance; Acting Minister of Forestry; Minister of Housing; Minister for Infrastructure; Acting Minister of Police |
Cross-Sector Roles
Charity Roles (1)
Crown Entity Roles (3)
- Member of ParliamentCurrent
- Member of Parliament
- Member of Parliament
Declared Financial Interests
6 years of declarations20176 declared interests▼
Other Companies & Business Interests (1)
- •Woodsy’s Dreammaker Syndicate – lease of racehorse
Debts (Mortgages & Loans) (1)
- •Kiwibank – mortgage
Retirement Schemes (2)
Cross-Sector 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