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What criteria, if any, does the Government apply in deciding whether New Zealand will diverge from the voting positions of Australia and Canada at the United Nations?

Answered Question 39210 (2026)
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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • What criteria, if any, does the Government apply in deciding whether New Zealand will diverge from the voting positions of Australia and Canada at the United Nations?

Answered by

Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

New Zealand has an independent foreign policy, and makes its own decisions based on its own assessment of our country's national interest.