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What correspondence, if any, has the Minister or the Ministry had with the Cook Islands regarding a framework for co-operation on critical minerals between the Cook Islands and the United States, listed by date of correspondence?

Answered Question 3629 (2026)
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Steve Abel

List MP · Green Party

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  • What correspondence, if any, has the Minister or the Ministry had with the Cook Islands regarding a framework for co-operation on critical minerals between the Cook Islands and the United States, listed by date of correspondence?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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New Zealand and Cook Islands officials have discussed respective critical minerals negotiations. I do not believe it is in the public interest to release the specific correspondence; this is to avoid prejudicing New Zealand's international relations with the Cook Islands.