Was the Minister aware of the Critical Minerals Framework the United States and the Cook Islands agreed to earlier this year when decisions relating to New Zealand funding for the Penrhyn Port Redevelopment Project were made; if so, what consideration, if any, was given to that agreement?

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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Was the Minister aware of the Critical Minerals Framework the United States and the Cook Islands agreed to earlier this year when decisions relating to New Zealand funding for the Penrhyn Port Redevelopment Project were made; if so, what consideration, if any, was given to that agreement?