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Vanushi Walters

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  What advice, if any, did the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade give the Minister on New Zealand's sponsorship of, and vote on, the UN General Assembly's Rights of Indigenous Peoples resolution at the 79th session in November 2024, and…

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  How did New Zealand vote on the UN General Assembly's Rights of Indigenous Peoples resolution at the 80th session in November 2025, and did that vote follow the recommendation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade?

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Vanushi Walters

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  When, if at all, did the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and/or Te Puni Kōkiri last provide advice on progressing a plan to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples before it was confirmed in July…

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  What further advice, if any, has the Minister of Foreign Affairs received since 8 September 2025 recommending recognition of the State of Palestine, and how has he responded to it?

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Vanushi Walters

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  What reasons, if any, did the Minister of Foreign Affairs give to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade for not adopting its recommendation to recognise the State of Palestine, ahead of his 26 September 2025 announcement to the UN…

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  How many times since the Government took office on 27 November 2023, if any, has the Minister of Foreign Affairs made a final decision on a foreign policy or United Nations-related matter that differed from formal advice provided by the…

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Vanushi Walters

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  Is it correct, based on Crown Law figures, that private firms received $41 million from the Government in the 2021 to 2022 financial year to conduct public prosecutions; if not, what was the figure?

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  What technological progress, if any, has Crown Law made since the 2016 Performance Improvement Framework (PIF) review of “an organisation that is still highly paper based, as part of existing legal practice and not preparing for change”?

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Vanushi Walters

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  What lessons, if any, does the Government take from Crown Law’s Performance Improvement Framework (PIF) Self-Review in September 2016?

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Vanushi Walters

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  How many Crown Counsel, if any, earning more than $500,000 were employed by the Crown Law Office for the last financial year or year ending 1 September 2026?

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Vanushi Walters

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  How many Crown Counsel, if any, earning more than $300,000 were employed by the Crown Law Office for the last financial year or year ending 1 September 2026?

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Vanushi Walters

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  How many Crown Counsel, if any, earning more than $100,000 were employed by the Crown Law Office for the last financial year or year ending 1 September 2026?

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Vanushi Walters

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  Is the Government considering opening an Auckland Crown Law Office; if so, when and how?

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Vanushi Walters

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Matching question numbers: 40657 (2026)

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  Is the Government considering privatising Crown Law Office functions, beyond the existing conduct public prosecutions, to private firms; if so, what functions?

• 40654 (matches this search)

  Has there been a review initiated, recommended, or considered into the role or functions of the Crown Law Office; if yes, what is the timeline for the review?

• 40655 (matches this search)

  Has there been a review initiated, recommended, or considered, into the role or functions of the Crown Law Office; if yes, what process has been followed about the appointment(s) of the reviewer(s)?

• 40656 (matches this search)

  Is there an ongoing review into the role or functions of the Crown Law Office; if yes, who is conducting the review?

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Vanushi Walters

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  What was the budget allocated for Conduct of Criminal Appeals from Crown Prosecution in the financial year 2024/2025; and how much, if any, was disbursed to external counsel in the private sector?

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Vanushi Walters

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  What approximate percentage, if any, of lead counsel criminal appellate litigation is outsourced from the Crown Law Office to external counsel in the private sector?

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Vanushi Walters

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  Is it correct that $74.310m, or approximately 71%, of Crown Law funding for the 2025/2026 budget was allocated to the Crown Solicitor Network for Public Prosecution Services; if not, what is the figure?

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Vanushi Walters

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  Does the Attorney-General believe that structural separation of the Solicitor-General’s chief executive and public prosecutorial roles are required; if so, why?

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Vanushi Walters

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• 40649 (matches this search)

  What elements, if any, of the recommendations of the 2011 Spencer review into public prosecutions by public sector agencies have not been implemented as of 2026; listed by recommendation?

• 40650 (matches this search)

  What, if anything, does the Government believe are lessons learned from the 2011 Spencer review into public prosecutions by public sector agencies?

• 40651 (matches this search)

  What elements, if any, of the recommendations of the 2012 Dean–Cochrane review into Crown Law have not been implemented as of 2026; listed by recommendation?

• 40652 (matches this search)

  What, if anything, does the Government believe are lessons learned from the 2012 Dean–Cochrane review into Crown Law?

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Vanushi Walters

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  What advice, if any, has the Minister received since 1 January 2026 on whether a review of the role and functions of the Crown Law Office is required; listed by date and title?

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Vanushi Walters

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  What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 7 September 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Vanushi Walters

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  What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 7 September 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Vanushi Walters

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  What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 7 September 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Vanushi Walters

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  What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Attorney-General or their Office received during the week beginning 7 September 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Vanushi Walters

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

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Vanushi Walters

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

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Vanushi Walters

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

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Vanushi Walters

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

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  What communications plan or media strategy, if any, was prepared in relation to the timing of the ministers' arrival at the 2026 Pacific Islands Forum, and was it approved by the Minister of Foreign Affairs?

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  Does the Government accept that New Zealand's absence from the formal Pacific Islands Forum leaders' meeting on 2 September 2026 was, as reported, regarded by forum participants as disrespectful to the forum?

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  Does he consider the standard it applied to Kiribati's level of representation at the 2026 Pacific Islands Forum leaders' meeting to apply equally to New Zealand's own level of representation at the formal leaders' meeting on 2 September…

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  Will the text of any statement or intervention delivered on New Zealand's behalf at the formal Pacific Islands Forum leaders' meeting on 2 September 2026 be published, and if not, why not?

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Vanushi Walters

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  Does the Government intend to respond to the outstanding request by the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples for a follow-up visit to New Zealand, and if so, by what date?

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Vanushi Walters

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  What advice, if any, did the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade provide to the Minister of Foreign Affairs on the appropriate level of New Zealand's representation at the formal Pacific Islands Forum leaders' meeting on 2 September 2026?

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Vanushi Walters

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  Will the Government publish the full text, if any, of New Zealand's explanation of vote delivered following the 31 August 2026 United Nations General Assembly vote on draft resolution A/80/L.107 on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade…

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Vanushi Walters

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  On how many occasions, if any, has New Zealand voted against or abstained on a United Nations General Assembly or Human Rights Council resolution concerning the rights of Indigenous Peoples, and on which resolutions?

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Vanushi Walters

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  Did New Zealand participate in the consultations convened by the President of the eightieth session of the General Assembly on the zero draft of the resolution on enhancing the participation of Indigenous Peoples' representatives at the…

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Vanushi Walters

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  What advice, if any, did Te Puni Kōkiri provide to any Minister concerning New Zealand's voting position on draft resolution A/80/L.107 on the participation of Indigenous Peoples' representatives at the United Nations?

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Vanushi Walters

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  What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 31 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Vanushi Walters

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  What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 31 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Vanushi Walters

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  What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 31 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Vanushi Walters

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  What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Attorney-General or their Office received during the week beginning 31 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Vanushi Walters

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  What papers, if any, did the Attorney-General take to Cabinet during the week beginning 31 August 2026, by title and date?

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Vanushi Walters

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  What assessment, if any, has the Ministry for Pacific Peoples made of the implications of New Zealand's level of representation at the formal Pacific Islands Forum leaders' meeting on 2 September 2026 for the Crown's relationships with…

• 39161 (matches this search)

  What representations, if any, has the Minister for Pacific Peoples received from Pacific communities in New Zealand since 2 September 2026 concerning New Zealand's level of representation at the formal Pacific Islands Forum leaders'…

• 39162 (matches this search)

  Was the Minister for Pacific Peoples consulted about the level at which New Zealand would be represented at the formal Pacific Islands Forum leaders' meeting on 2 September 2026, and if so, on what date and what advice did the Minister…

• 39163 (matches this search)

  Was the Minister for Pacific Peoples invited or asked to attend the 2026 Pacific Islands Forum leaders' meeting, and if not, why not?

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Vanushi Walters

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  What commitments, if any, did New Zealand make at the 2026 Pacific Islands Forum in relation to transnational organised crime, and at what level of representation were those commitments made?

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Vanushi Walters

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  What arrangements, if any, has the Government made to ensure New Zealand is represented at political level at every session of the Pacific Islands Forum leaders' meeting it hosts in 2027?

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Vanushi Walters

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  What is New Zealand's contribution to the additional funding referred to by the Prime Minister as having been spent on the fuel crisis in the Pacific, and from which appropriation is it drawn?

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Vanushi Walters

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  What is the estimated total cost to the Crown of New Zealand's attendance at the 2026 Pacific Islands Forum leaders' meeting, including travel, accommodation and any chartered transport?

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Vanushi Walters

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  Was the port arrangement with the Cook Islands and the United States announced in Palau considered by Cabinet, and if so, on what date?

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Vanushi Walters

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  What is the total value of New Zealand's contribution to the port arrangement with the Cook Islands and the United States announced in Palau, over what period, and from which appropriation is it funded?