'Ultimately, it's my money': Hipkins defends using taxpayer-funded private super scheme for holiday home

UpdatedThomas CoughlanPolitical Editor·NZ Herald·8 Jun, 2026 12:16 AM4 mins to read‌Labour leader Chris Hipkins. Photo / Mark Mitchell

Labour leader Chris Hipkins. Photo / Mark Mitchell

Labour leader Chris Hipkins has defended using a generous publicly funded private superannuation scheme to pay off the mortgage of his family holiday home.“Ultimately, it’s my money,” Hiphins said.

As an MP, Hipkins benefits from MPs’ superannuation entitlements. For every dollar of their salaries MPs pay towards their schemes,