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What legal proceedings, if any, are currently being defended by any department or entity for which the Minister is responsible where the total claimed or estimated liability exceeds $1 million, listed by department or entity, the nature of the proceedings, the approximate value of the claim, and the current status?

Answered Question 9341 (2026)
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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What legal proceedings, if any, are currently being defended by any department or entity for which the Minister is responsible where the total claimed or estimated liability exceeds $1 million, listed by department or entity, the nature of the proceedings, the approximate value of the claim, and the current status?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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I am advised that for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Asia New Zealand Foundation, and for Antarctica New Zealand, the answer is nil.