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Further to reply 33604 (2026), what standing arrangements exist, including any out-of-hours duty officer arrangements, for the Permanent Mission to seek revised instructions from Wellington outside New Zealand business hours? and 2 other questions

Answered 35432, 35903, 35905 (2026)
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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  • 35432

    Question published

    Further to reply 33604 (2026), what standing arrangements exist, including any out-of-hours duty officer arrangements, for the Permanent Mission to seek revised instructions from Wellington outside New Zealand business hours?

  • 35903

    Question published

    Were the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's standing procedures for obtaining urgent or revised voting instructions from Wellington followed in respect of the United Nations General Assembly vote of 24 July 2026 to reappoint Volker Türk as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, on which New Zealand abstained; if not, why not?

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  • 35905

    Question published

    What standing procedures does the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade maintain for New Zealand's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York to obtain urgent or revised voting instructions from Wellington outside New Zealand business hours, if any?

    Original response/referral lodged:

Answered by

Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

Officials posted to the New Zealand Permanent Mission to the United Nations spoke with officials in Wellington immediately before the vote (on the morning of Saturday 25 August NZT). It is always possible for MFAT officials posted offshore to confer with MFAT officials in Wellington outside business hours