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Did Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade officials travel to Toronto, Canada during Minister Jones’s attendance at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Convention in March 2025 and if so, on what dates, if any, did they attend official meetings, functions or events with the Minister?

Answered Question 29403 (2026)
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Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · Labour Party

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  • Did Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade officials travel to Toronto, Canada during Minister Jones’s attendance at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Convention in March 2025 and if so, on what dates, if any, did they attend official meetings, functions or events with the Minister?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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Yes. New Zealand’s then High Commissioner travelled from Ottawa to Toronto from 2 to 5 March 2025 to support Minister Jones at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Convention. This included attending engagements with Canadian provincial and federal ministers, companies interested in mining and processing in New Zealand, and New Zealand companies exhibiting at PDAC. She also represented New Zealand as an observer at the Minerals Security Partnership Principals’ meeting held on the margins of PDAC.