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What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp, signal, or any other form of electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of their office sent or received with the US embassy or other US officials about the detention of Everlee Wihongi in an ICE facility by date and title?

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp, signal, or any other form of electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of their office sent or received with the US embassy or other US officials about the detention of Everlee Wihongi in an ICE facility by date and title?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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We have not had any correspondence with the US Government about the matter. Consular assistance for New Zealanders overseas is provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and is an operational matter for the Ministry.