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Question 33377 (2026)

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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 19 July 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Attorney-General

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The Attorney-General regularly receives aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, and other advice. In many cases, they attract privilege, including legal advice and litigation privileges. A list is provided below in response to…

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Question 33408 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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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 19 July 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade publishes a monthly list of titles of advice to Ministers, by the end of the month afte the advice is provided. Refer to that list which can be found here:…

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Question 33409 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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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 19 July 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Todd McClay

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

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The titles of advice I have received as Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs are proactively released each month on the Ministry of Foreign Affair’s website at the following link: https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/about-us/ministerial-briefings

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Question 33411 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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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 19 July 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Chris Penk

Member for Kaipara ki Mahurangi · National Party · Minister responsible for the GCSB and NZSIS

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It is not in the public interest for me to release the titles of reports I received this week.

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Question 33602 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    What concerns, if any, does the Government hold about Volker Türk's performance as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and did any such concerns contribute to New Zealand's abstention on the 24 July 2026 General Assembly…

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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As noted above, MFAT's decision to abstain was not a reflection of any view on the merits of the candidate.

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Question 33603 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    What concerns, if any, does the Government hold about the process by which Secretary-General António Guterres nominated Volker Türk for a second term as High Commissioner for Human Rights, and to what extent did any such process concerns,…

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade took the decison to abstain on Mr Turk's appointment for process reasons and not because of any views about the merits of the candidate. I was briefed on MFAT's decision to abstain after it was…

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Question 33606 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    Does the Government's abstention on the 24 July 2026 vote to reappoint the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights reflect any change in New Zealand's support for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and if so,…

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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No.

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Question 33608 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    Who decided that New Zealand would abstain on the 24 July 2026 United Nations General Assembly vote to reappoint Volker Türk as High Commissioner for Human Rights: Cabinet, the Minister of Foreign Affairs personally, or officials acting…

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade made the decision. In any given year, New Zealand must take a position on over 500 resolutions or other decisions emerging from the UN system, including the UN General Assembly, the UN Human Rights…

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Question 33609 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    On what date was the decision made that New Zealand would abstain on the 24 July 2026 United Nations General Assembly vote to reappoint Volker Türk as High Commissioner for Human Rights?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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The decision was made on Saturday 25 July 2026 (NZT).

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Question 33610 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    Did Cabinet or any Cabinet committee consider New Zealand's voting position on the reappointment of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and if so, on what date or dates?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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No.

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Question 33611 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    Was the Prime Minister consulted before New Zealand abstained on the 24 July 2026 United Nations General Assembly vote to reappoint the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and if so, when and by whom?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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No.

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Question 33612 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    What consultation, if any, took place with each of the parties in the coalition Government before New Zealand's voting position on the 24 July 2026 reappointment of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights was settled?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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None.

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Question 33613 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    What advice, if any, did the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade provide to the Minister of Foreign Affairs on how New Zealand should vote on the reappointment of Volker Türk as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and did…

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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None.

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Question 33614 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many written briefings, if any, did the Minister of Foreign Affairs receive from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade between 1 June 2026 and 24 July 2026 concerning the reappointment of the United Nations High Commissioner for…

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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None.

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Question 33615 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    What representations, if any, did the Government of the United States, the Government of Israel, or any other government make to New Zealand about how it should vote on the reappointment of Volker Türk as United Nations High Commissioner…

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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None.

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Question 33616 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    In what respects, if any, did the position New Zealand adopted at the 24 July 2026 United Nations General Assembly vote on the reappointment of the High Commissioner for Human Rights differ from the advice provided by the Ministry of…

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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The Ministry did not provide advice to the Minister on the vote.

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Question 33617 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

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    How many times, if any, did the Minister of Foreign Affairs or officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade discuss New Zealand's voting intentions on the reappointment of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights…

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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None.

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Question 33618 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    Did New Zealand deliver an explanation of vote, or lodge any written statement, in connection with its abstention on the 24 July 2026 United Nations General Assembly vote to reappoint the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and if so, what…

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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No.

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Question 33619 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    Which of Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the member states of the European Union voted in favour of the reappointment of Volker Türk as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on 24 July 2026, and which, if any,…

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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Australia, Canada, the UK and the EU Member States voted in favour of the reappointment.

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Question 33620 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    Why did the Government not publicly explain, at the time of the vote, its decision to abstain on the 24 July 2026 United Nations General Assembly vote to reappoint Volker Türk as High Commissioner for Human Rights?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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New Zealand does not generally make public statements about its voting positions at the United Nations General Assembly.

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Question 33621 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    What public statements, if any, has the Government made explaining New Zealand's abstention on the 24 July 2026 United Nations General Assembly vote to reappoint the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and on what dates were they made?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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No formal public statement has been made.

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Question 33622 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    On how many occasions, if any, since 1 January 2020 has New Zealand abstained on a United Nations General Assembly vote concerning the appointment or reappointment of a senior United Nations office holder, and on which votes?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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None.

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Question 33623 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    Has New Zealand previously declined to support the appointment or reappointment of a United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and if so, on what occasions and for what stated reasons?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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There has never been a previous case of a UNSG seeking to re-appoint a United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for a second, four-year term. This decision to re-appoint was therefore unprecidented.

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Question 33624 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    What assessment, if any, has the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade made of the implications of New Zealand's abstention on the 24 July 2026 reappointment of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for New Zealand's…

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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None.

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Question 33625 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    What funding, if any, did New Zealand provide to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in the 2025/26 financial year, and does the Government intend to maintain, increase, or reduce that funding in 2026/27?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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New Zealand provided NZ$3 million in core funding to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in the 2025/26 financial year. New Zealand intends to provide a further NZ$3million in core funding in the 2026/27…

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Question 32878 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    Did New Zealand request to be included in the defence arrangements set out in the Australia–Fiji Ocean of Peace treaty at any time before it was signed on 6 July 2026 and, if so, what was the response?

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Hon Chris Penk

Member for Kaipara ki Mahurangi · National Party · Minister of Defence

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Under Speaker’s ruling 199/6, It is not in the public interest to respond to this question to avoid prejudicing New Zealand’s international relations and to protect the security interests of New Zealand.

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Question 32879 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    What advice, if any, has he received on the implications for New Zealand of Australia and Fiji entering a mutual defence commitment to "act to meet common danger" without New Zealand as a party, following the treaty's signing on 6 July…

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Hon Chris Penk

Member for Kaipara ki Mahurangi · National Party · Minister of Defence

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I have not received any specific advice since 6 July. Defence officials have provided me with verbal updates on the Australia–Fiji agreement as it has progressed.

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Question 32880 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    When was the New Zealand Defence Force or his Ministry first informed of the defence and security provisions contained in the Australia–Fiji Ocean of Peace treaty signed on 6 July 2026?

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Hon Chris Penk

Member for Kaipara ki Mahurangi · National Party · Minister of Defence

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Under Speaker’s ruling 199/6, It is not in the public interest to respond to this question to avoid prejudicing New Zealand’s international relations and to protect the security interests of New Zealand.

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Question 32881 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    Which other Pacific states, if any, is he aware were consulted or invited to join the Australia–Fiji Ocean of Peace treaty before it was signed on 6 July 2026?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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Under Speaker's ruling 199/6, It is not in the public interest to respond to this question to avoid prejudicing New Zealand's international relations and to protect the security interests of New Zealand. This question should be asked of…

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Question 32882 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    Was New Zealand given an opportunity to review the text of the Australia–Fiji Ocean of Peace treaty before it was signed on 6 July 2026 and, if so, when?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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Under Speaker's ruling 199/6, It is not in the public interest to respond to this question to avoid prejudicing New Zealand's international relations and to protect the security interests of New Zealand.

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Question 32883 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many times, if any, did he discuss the proposed Australia–Fiji Ocean of Peace treaty with his Australian or Fijian counterparts before it was signed on 6 July 2026?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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The Ocean of Peace treaty was raised with Australia and Fiji counterparts on a number of occasions before it was signed on 6 July 2026.

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Question 32884 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    Did New Zealand receive advance notice through diplomatic channels of the signing of the Australia–Fiji Ocean of Peace treaty on 6 July 2026, or did the government first learn of the signing through public or media reporting?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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New Zealand received advance notice through diplomatic channels.

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Question 32885 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    What advice, if any, did he or his Ministry receive on the possibility of New Zealand joining the Australia–Fiji Ocean of Peace treaty before it was signed on 6 July 2026?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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Several pieces of advice were received from officials on the possibility of New Zealand joining the Australia-Fiji Ocean of Peace treaty before it was signed on 6 July 2026.

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Question 32886 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    When was the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade first advised, by any government, of the negotiations that led to the Australia–Fiji Ocean of Peace treaty signed on 6 July 2026?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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Under Speaker's ruling 199/6, It is not in the public interest to respond to this question to avoid prejudicing New Zealand's international relations and to protect the security interests of New Zealand.

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Question 32887 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    What role, if any, did New Zealand have in drafting or negotiating the text of the Australia–Fiji Ocean of Peace treaty before it was signed on 6 July 2026?

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Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister

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New Zealand had no role in drafting or negotiating the Ocean of Peace treaty.

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Question 32888 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

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    Does he consider that New Zealand has already missed the opportunity to be an "early" party to the Australia–Fiji Ocean of Peace treaty, an advantage he has said would let New Zealand influence which other countries could join, given the…

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Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister

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No.

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Question 32889 (2026)

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List MP · Labour Party

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    Was New Zealand represented at the signing of the Australia–Fiji Ocean of Peace treaty in Suva on 6 July 2026 and, if so, by whom?

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Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister

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Yes. New Zealand was represented by the New Zealand High Commissioner to Fiji, based in Suva.

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Question 32890 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    When did the Prime Minister of Australia and the Prime Minister of Fiji each first raise the Ocean of Peace treaty with him, if at all, and in each case was that before or after it was signed on 6 July 2026?

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Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister

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I discussed the treaty with both the Prime Minister of Australia and the Prime Minister of Fiji before it was signed.

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Question 32891 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

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    Was New Zealand invited to be a founding party to the Australia–Fiji Ocean of Peace treaty signed on 6 July 2026 and, if so, on what date and by which country; if not, has he sought an explanation for why New Zealand was not invited?

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Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister

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No. The Australia-Fiji Ocean of Peace treaty was only open to Australia and Fiji as founding parties. New Zealand is exploring the possibility of joining as an additional party.

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Question 32892 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    When did he first become aware that Australia and Fiji intended to sign the Ocean of Peace mutual defence treaty, and was that before or after the treaty was signed in Suva on 6 July 2026?

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Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister

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I became aware of the intention of Australia and Fiji to sign the treaty before it was signed.

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Question 31581 (2026)

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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 6 July 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Chris Penk

Member for Kaipara ki Mahurangi · National Party · Minister responsible for the GCSB and NZSIS

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I received the following paper from the NZSIS during the week beginning 6 July 2026: - CTAG report related to Terrorism and Violent Extremism – international and domestic issue (7 July) It is not in the public interest for me to release…

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Question 31583 (2026)

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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 6 July 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Todd McClay

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

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I am advised that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade publishes a monthly list of titles of advice to Ministers, by the end of the month after the advice is provided. I refer the member to that list, which can be found here:…

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Question 31584 (2026)

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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 6 July 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade publishes a monthly list of titles of advice to the Ministers, by the end of the month after the advice is provided. Refer to that list, which can be found here:…

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Question 31614 (2026)

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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 6 July 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Attorney-General

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The Attorney-General regularly receives aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, and other advice. In many cases, they attract privilege, including legal advice and litigation privileges. A list is provided below in response to…

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Question 31687 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 6 July 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Chris Penk

Member for Kaipara ki Mahurangi · National Party · Minister responsible for the GCSB and NZSIS

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None.

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Question 31688 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 6 July 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Todd McClay

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

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None.

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Question 31689 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 6 July 2026, by title and date?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken by Cabinet, unless there is no good reason not to…

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Question 31719 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Attorney-General take to Cabinet during the week beginning 6 July 2026, by title and date?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Attorney-General

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None.

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Question 30478 (2026)

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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 29 June 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Chris Penk

Member for Kaipara ki Mahurangi · National Party · Minister responsible for the GCSB and NZSIS

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I received the following papers during the week beginning 29 June 2026: GCSB and NZSIS - National Security Risk Assessment for a payload permit application (2 July) - National Security Risk Assessment for a payload permit application (2…

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Question 30480 (2026)

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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 29 June 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Hon Todd McClay

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

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I received one briefing from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. I do not believe it is in the public interest to release the title, under Speaker’s Ruling 199/6.