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What assurances, if any, has the Minister sought that the New Zealand-United States funded Penrhyn Port Redevelopment project will not be used to support future seabed-mining operations?

Answered Question 39584 (2026)
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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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  • What assurances, if any, has the Minister sought that the New Zealand-United States funded Penrhyn Port Redevelopment project will not be used to support future seabed-mining operations?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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None. The Cook Islands is responsible for the usage of Omoka Port.