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Awaiting reply Question 40640 (2026)
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40640 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Associate Minister for National Security and Intelligence

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 7 September 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

For answer by

Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Associate Minister for National Security and Intelligence

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

Awaiting reply Question 40636 (2026)
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40636 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Pacific Peoples

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 7 September 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

For answer by

Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Pacific Peoples

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

Awaiting reply Question 40635 (2026)
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40635 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 7 September 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

For answer by

Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

Awaiting reply Question 40634 (2026)
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40634 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Deputy Prime Minister

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 7 September 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

For answer by

David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Deputy Prime Minister

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

Awaiting reply Question 40633 (2026)
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40633 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 7 September 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

For answer by

Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Oceans and Fisheries

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

Awaiting reply Question 40632 (2026)
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40632 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Veterans

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 7 September 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

For answer by

Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Veterans

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

Awaiting reply Question 40631 (2026)
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40631 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Space

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 7 September 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

For answer by

Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Space

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

Awaiting reply Question 40630 (2026)
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40630 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 7 September 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

For answer by

Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

Awaiting reply Question 40629 (2026)
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40629 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Prime Minister

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 7 September 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

For answer by

Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

Awaiting reply Question 40628 (2026)
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40628 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Associate Minister for National Security and Intelligence

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 7 September 2026, by title and date?

For answer by

Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Associate Minister for National Security and Intelligence

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

Awaiting reply Question 40627 (2026)
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40627 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for National Security and Intelligence

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 7 September 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

For answer by

Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Minister for National Security and Intelligence

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

Awaiting reply Question 40626 (2026)
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40626 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister responsible for the GCSB and NZSIS

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 7 September 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

For answer by

Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister responsible for the GCSB and NZSIS

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

Awaiting reply Question 40625 (2026)
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40625 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 7 September 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

For answer by

Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

Awaiting reply Question 40624 (2026)
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40624 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 7 September 2026, by title and date?

For answer by

Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

Awaiting reply Question 40623 (2026)
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40623 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Pacific Peoples

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 7 September 2026, by title and date?

For answer by

Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Pacific Peoples

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

Awaiting reply Question 40622 (2026)
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40622 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister of Defence

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 7 September 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

For answer by

Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister of Defence

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

Awaiting reply Question 40621 (2026)
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40621 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister of Defence

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 7 September 2026, by title and date?

For answer by

Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister of Defence

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

Awaiting reply Question 40620 (2026)
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40620 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 7 September 2026, by title and date?

For answer by

Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

Awaiting reply Question 40619 (2026)
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40619 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 7 September 2026, by title and date?

For answer by

Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Oceans and Fisheries

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

Awaiting reply Question 40618 (2026)
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40618 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Deputy Prime Minister

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 7 September 2026, by title and date?

For answer by

David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Deputy Prime Minister

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

Awaiting reply Question 40617 (2026)
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40617 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Associate Minister for National Security and Intelligence

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 7 September 2026, by title and date?

For answer by

Mark Mitchell

Member for Whangaparāoa · National Party · Associate Minister for National Security and Intelligence

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

Awaiting reply Question 40616 (2026)
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40616 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister responsible for the GCSB and NZSIS

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 7 September 2026, by title and date?

For answer by

Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister responsible for the GCSB and NZSIS

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

Awaiting reply Question 40615 (2026)
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40615 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for National Security and Intelligence

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 7 September 2026, by title and date?

For answer by

Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Minister for National Security and Intelligence

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

Awaiting reply Question 40614 (2026)
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40614 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Prime Minister

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 7 September 2026, by title and date?

For answer by

Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

Awaiting reply Question 40613 (2026)
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40613 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Space

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 7 September 2026, by title and date?

For answer by

Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Space

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

Awaiting reply Question 40612 (2026)
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40612 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Veterans

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 7 September 2026, by title and date?

For answer by

Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Veterans

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

Awaiting reply Question 40611 (2026)
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40611 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Pacific Peoples

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 7 September 2026, by title and date?

For answer by

Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Pacific Peoples

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

Awaiting reply Question 40610 (2026)
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40610 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 7 September 2026, by title and date?

For answer by

Shane Jones

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Oceans and Fisheries

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

Awaiting reply Question 40609 (2026)
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40609 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 7 September 2026, by title and date?

For answer by

Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

Awaiting reply Question 40608 (2026)
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40608 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 7 September 2026, by title and date?

For answer by

Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

Awaiting reply Question 40607 (2026)
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40607 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Deputy Prime Minister

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 7 September 2026, by title and date?

For answer by

David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Deputy Prime Minister

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

Awaiting reply Question 40606 (2026)
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40606 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 7 September 2026, by title and date?

For answer by

Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

Awaiting reply Question 40605 (2026)
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40605 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Veterans

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 7 September 2026, by title and date?

For answer by

Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Veterans

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

Awaiting reply Question 40604 (2026)
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40604 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Prime Minister

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 7 September 2026, by title and date?

For answer by

Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

Awaiting reply Question 40603 (2026)
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40603 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Space

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 7 September 2026, by title and date?

For answer by

Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister for Space

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

Awaiting reply Question 40602 (2026)
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40602 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for National Security and Intelligence

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 7 September 2026, by title and date?

For answer by

Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Minister for National Security and Intelligence

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

Awaiting reply Question 40601 (2026)
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40601 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 7 September 2026, by title and date?

For answer by

Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

Awaiting reply Question 40600 (2026)
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40600 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister responsible for the GCSB and NZSIS

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 7 September 2026, by title and date?

For answer by

Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister responsible for the GCSB and NZSIS

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

Awaiting reply Question 40599 (2026)
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40599 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister of Defence

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 7 September 2026, by title and date?

For answer by

Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister of Defence

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

Answered Question 39609 (2026)
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39609 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What information, advice, assessments, or briefings received by the Minister support the statement that New Zealand's funding of the Penrhyn Port Redevelopment Project is not related to minerals?

Answered by

Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

I refer the Member to the response to WPQ 39602 (2026).

Answered Question 39608 (2026)
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39608 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What information, advice, assessments, or briefings received by the Minister since 1 January 2024 refer to minerals, seabed minerals, critical minerals, or mineral exploration in relation to the Penrhyn Port Redevelopment Project?

Answered by

Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

I refer the Member to the Minister of Foreign Affairs response to WPQ 39602 (2026).

Answered Question 39604 (2026)
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39604 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What consideration, if any, has the Minister given to statements by U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau that the Penrhyn Port project builds on the Critical Minerals Framework the United States and the Cook Islands agreed to…

Answered by

Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

I refer the Member to the Minister of Foreign Affairs response to WPQ 39600 (2026).

Answered Question 39603 (2026)
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39603 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What information, advice, assessments, or briefings received by the Minister support the statement that New Zealand's funding of the Penrhyn Port Redevelopment Project is not related to minerals?

Answered by

Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

Refer to the response to WPQ 39602 (2026).

Answered Question 39602 (2026)
Question published

39602 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What information, advice, assessments, or briefings received by the Minister since 1 January 2024 refer to minerals, seabed minerals, critical minerals, or mineral exploration in relation to the Penrhyn Port Redevelopment Project?

Answered by

Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

The following advice was recieved from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade: - US infrastructure offer for Cook Islands (29 April 2026) - US infrastructure offer for Cook Islands - New Zealand contribution (27 May 2026). - New…

Answered Question 39601 (2026)
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39601 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Trade and Investment

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What information, advice, assessments, or briefings received by the Minister since 1 January 2024 refer to minerals, seabed minerals, critical minerals, or mineral exploration in relation to the Penrhyn Port Redevelopment Project?

Answered by

Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Minister for Trade and Investment

Answer

For Invest New Zealand, none. For New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, none. For the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, none.

Answered Question 39600 (2026)
Question published

39600 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What consideration, if any, has the Minister given to statements by U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau that the Penrhyn Port project builds on the Critical Minerals Framework the United States and the Cook Islands agreed to…

Answered by

Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

We released the joint statement announcing the project, together with Deputy Secretary Landau and Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown.

Answered Question 39599 (2026)
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39599 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

Does the Minister support a precautionary approach to deep-sea mining in the Pacific and if not, why not?

Answered by

Todd McClay

Member for Rotorua · National Party · Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs

Answer

I refer the Member to the Minister of Foreign Affairs response to WPQ 39594 (2026).

Awaiting reply Question 39598 (2026)
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39598 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Prime Minister

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What information, advice, assessments, or briefings received by the Prime Minister, if any, support his statement that New Zealand's funding of the Penrhyn Port Redevelopment Project is not related to minerals?

For answer by

Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

Awaiting reply Question 39596 (2026)
Question published

39596 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Prime Minister

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What information, advice, assessments, or briefings received by the Prime Minister since 1 January 2024, if any, refer to minerals, seabed minerals, critical minerals, or mineral exploration in relation to the Penrhyn Port Redevelopment…

For answer by

Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister

Answer

No reply has been published yet.

Awaiting reply Question 39595 (2026)
Question published

39595 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Prime Minister

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

What consideration, if any, has the Prime Minister given to statements by U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau that the Penrhyn Port project builds on the Critical Minerals Framework the United States and the Cook Islands…

For answer by

Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister

Answer

No reply has been published yet.