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Does New Zealand's Embassy in Washington DC and its consular network in the United States have sufficient resources and staffing to monitor and respond in a timely manner to an increasing number of cases involving New Zealand citizens detained by US immigration authorities?

Answered Question 18005 (2026)
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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Does New Zealand's Embassy in Washington DC and its consular network in the United States have sufficient resources and staffing to monitor and respond in a timely manner to an increasing number of cases involving New Zealand citizens detained by US immigration authorities?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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New Zealand's network of posts in the United States has sufficient resourcing to manage the consular workload in the United States.