Conflicts of Interest: What variations are there

A conflict of interest can arise in a wide range of circumstances. 

For instance, the member's or official's other interest could be:   

holding another public office; 

being an employee, advisor, director, or partner of another business or organisation; 

pursuing a business opportunity; 

being a member of a club, society, or association; 

having a professional or legal obligation to someone else (such as being a trustee); 

owning a beneficial interest in a trust; 

owning or occupying a piece of land; 

owning shares or some other investment or asset; 

having received a gift, hospitality, or other benefit from someone; 

owing a debt to someone; 

holding or expressing strong political or personal views that may indicate prejudice or predetermination for or against a person or issue; 

or being a relative or close friend of someone who has one of these interests (or who could otherwise be personally affected by a decision of the public entity).

There are clearly a wide range of possible conflicts. For the sake of giggles let's try to make up a doozie.

Should an employee of a District Council who has any influence in the granting of resource Consents for the installation of frost fans declare a conflict of interest if they;

Are the president of the NZ Winegrowers association, director of a vineyard, investing in an agricultural machinery franchise while being the beneficiary of a trust that owns a vineyard with frost fans on it, owns shares in Cloudy Bay Vineyard, rents out a property to vineyard workers, receives a case of wine each year for the Council Xmas party and is married to the daughter of a wine bar owner?

The answer is probably yes.

On the off chance that the above description comes even vaguely close to describing someone;

a) sorry, I made it up completely and any resemblance is co-incidental.

b) you should probably do something about that.