Skip to main content

What advice, if any, did the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade provide to the Minister of Foreign Affairs on how New Zealand should vote on the reappointment of Volker Türk as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and did that advice recommend voting in favour?

Answered Question 33613 (2026)
Question published
Reply lodged
Bookmark

Asked by

Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • What advice, if any, did the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade provide to the Minister of Foreign Affairs on how New Zealand should vote on the reappointment of Volker Türk as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and did that advice recommend voting in favour?

Answered by

Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

None.