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Question 39247 (2026)
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Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
Question
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Why did New Zealand abstain on the 31 August 2026 United Nations General Assembly vote on draft resolution A/80/L.107 when Australia and Canada each voted in favour?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
Answer
We have an independent foreign policy and are not bound to follow the positions of any particular other country.