Carl Bates
National MP for Whanganui
Financial interests
Each year, Members of Parliament are required to declare their financial interests, along with other specified interests.
This page shows all the interests that Carl Bates declared when the register was last compiled. From time to time, amendments are also made and are incorporated into the list you see here.
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Interests for Carl Bates as at 31 January 2025
2 Other companies and business entities
- Greenplan (Dunmore West 2000) Forest Partnership No. 47 – forestry
4 Beneficial interests in, and trusteeships of, trusts
- The Carpe Diem Trust (beneficiary)
- Raewyn Bates Family Trust (beneficiary)
- Enchanted Trust (beneficiary)
6 Real property
- Family home – Whanganui
- Rental apartments (x2, in trust) – Wellington
- Rental property (in trust) – Whanganui
- Former family home (in trust) – Manawatū
7 Retirement (superannuation) schemes
- Craigs KiwiSaver
- Ninety-One Retirement Annuity Fund – Ninety-One (South Africa)
9 Debtors (those who owe Carl Bates money)
- Sirdar South Africa (Pty) Limited – business loan
- Protea Kowhai Holdings (Pty) Limited – business loan*
10 Creditors (those who Carl Bates owes money to)
- Bank of New Zealand – mortgage on family home
- The Carpe Diem Trust – personal loan*
- Westpac Bank – mortgage on former family home
- Investec (South Africa) – mortgage on former family home
12 Gifts
- Parliamentary Hunting Trip (one night and hinds) – New Zealand Game Animal Council
An asterisk (*) denotes that the interest rate payable in relation to the debt is less than the normal market interest rate that applied at the time the debt was incurred, or, if the terms of the debt have been amended, at the time of that amendment.
Due to the original formatting of this material, some interests might exist on the same line.