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What is the total value of New Zealand's contribution to the port arrangement with the Cook Islands and the United States announced in Palau, over what period, and from which appropriation is it funded?

Answered Question 39169 (2026)
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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What is the total value of New Zealand's contribution to the port arrangement with the Cook Islands and the United States announced in Palau, over what period, and from which appropriation is it funded?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

NZ$17.5 million, from New Zealand's International Development Cooperation Programme administered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.