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What decisions, communiqué provisions or regional commitments were agreed at the formal Pacific Islands Forum leaders' meeting on 2 September 2026 to which New Zealand is a party, and were any agreed without political-level New Zealand participation?

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What decisions, communiqué provisions or regional commitments were agreed at the formal Pacific Islands Forum leaders' meeting on 2 September 2026 to which New Zealand is a party, and were any agreed without political-level New Zealand participation?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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It is unclear what is being referred to as the "formal Pacific Islands Forum leaders' meeting". A range of meetings were held in Palau over the space of a week which, collectively, are referred to as the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting.