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Does he stand by his statement in the House on 5 August 2026, in answer to a supplementary question to oral question No. 6 asking why he had, via a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, agreed with comments made during the general debate, that he rejected “the characterisation of the facts behind that question”; if so, on what basis does he reject it?

Answered Question 35379 (2026)
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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Does he stand by his statement in the House on 5 August 2026, in answer to a supplementary question to oral question No. 6 asking why he had, via a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, agreed with comments made during the general debate, that he rejected “the characterisation of the facts behind that question”; if so, on what basis does he reject it?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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Yes, because a spokesperson for MFAT issued no such statement.