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What advice or analysis, if any, supports the Minister's statement, reported on 18 August 2026, that "no contracts have been lost" as a result of New Zealand not participating in a planned trilateral defence ministers' meeting with Australia and Japan in Canberra in August 2026; and who provided any such advice or analysis?

Answered Question 37117 (2026)
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Damien O'Connor

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What advice or analysis, if any, supports the Minister's statement, reported on 18 August 2026, that "no contracts have been lost" as a result of New Zealand not participating in a planned trilateral defence ministers' meeting with Australia and Japan in Canberra in August 2026; and who provided any such advice or analysis?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister of Defence

Answer

The trip was a showcase of the capabilities of New Zealand’s defence industry rather than a sales pitch, which industry were aware of.