Does he consider the statement made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the House on 5 August 2026 that a member “has been in this Parliament five minutes, has wasted so much of Parliament’s time” to be consistent with his own statement to media in Tauranga on 31 July 2026 that the member concerned “is a full, equal Kiwi”?

Asked by

Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

• Does he consider the statement made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the House on 5 August 2026 that a member “has been in this Parliament five minutes, has wasted so much of Parliament’s time” to be consistent with his own statement to media in Tauranga on 31 July 2026 that the member concerned “is a full, equal Kiwi”?