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Further to Written Question 6242 (2026), does Immigration New Zealand distinguish between “fleeing” and a person merely walking away, declining engagement, leaving a workplace, or exercising a right not to answer questions, and if so, how?

Answered Question 20113 (2026)
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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

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  • Further to Written Question 6242 (2026), does Immigration New Zealand distinguish between “fleeing” and a person merely walking away, declining engagement, leaving a workplace, or exercising a right not to answer questions, and if so, how?

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Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Immigration

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I refer the member to my answer to WPQ 20109 and my earlier answer to WPQ 6242.