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Was the Minister for Māori Development consulted before New Zealand abstained on the 31 August 2026 United Nations General Assembly vote on draft resolution A/80/L.107 concerning the participation of Indigenous Peoples' representatives at the United Nations, and if so, on what date and what advice, if any, did that Minister provide?

Answered Question 39267 (2026)
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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Was the Minister for Māori Development consulted before New Zealand abstained on the 31 August 2026 United Nations General Assembly vote on draft resolution A/80/L.107 concerning the participation of Indigenous Peoples' representatives at the United Nations, and if so, on what date and what advice, if any, did that Minister provide?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

No.