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Vanushi Walters

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  What consideration, if any, did the Government give to the fact that the only other Member States abstaining on draft resolution A/80/L.107 on 31 August 2026 were Ethiopia, Iran, Türkiye, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania?

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  What consultation, if any, took place between New Zealand and the Governments of Australia and Canada about voting positions on draft resolution A/80/L.107 concerning the participation of Indigenous Peoples' representatives at the United…

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  Why did New Zealand abstain on the 31 August 2026 United Nations General Assembly vote on draft resolution A/80/L.107 when Australia and Canada each voted in favour?

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  On how many occasions, if any, since 27 November 2023 has New Zealand delivered a joint statement on the rights of Indigenous Peoples at the United Nations on behalf of Australia, Canada and New Zealand, and does the Government intend to…

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  Does the Government intend to co-sponsor the annual United Nations General Assembly resolution on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples at the eightieth session, and if not, why not?

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Vanushi Walters

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  On how many occasions, if any, has New Zealand co-sponsored the annual United Nations General Assembly resolution on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and when did New Zealand most recently co-sponsor that resolution?

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  What position did New Zealand take on General Assembly resolution 71/321 of 8 September 2017, entitled Enhancing the participation of Indigenous Peoples' representatives and institutions in meetings of relevant United Nations bodies on…

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  How did New Zealand position itself in relation to draft resolution A/78/L.106 on enhancing the participation of Indigenous Peoples' representatives and institutions in meetings of relevant United Nations bodies, which was adopted by the…

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  Has New Zealand at any time before 31 August 2026 declined to join consensus on, voted against, or abstained on a United Nations General Assembly resolution concerning the participation of Indigenous Peoples' representatives and…

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Vanushi Walters

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  Did New Zealand co-sponsor draft resolution A/80/L.107 on the participation of Indigenous Peoples' representatives at the United Nations at any stage, and if so, when did it cease to do so?

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Vanushi Walters

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  Did New Zealand request a recorded vote on draft resolution A/80/L.107 concerning the participation of Indigenous Peoples' representatives at the United Nations, or support any other Member State's request for a recorded vote, and if so,…

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Vanushi Walters

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  What amendments, if any, did New Zealand propose to the text that became draft resolution A/80/L.107 on the participation of Indigenous Peoples' representatives at the United Nations, and were any of those proposals accepted?

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Vanushi Walters

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  Did New Zealand make a written submission on the zero draft of the resolution on enhancing the participation of Indigenous Peoples' representatives at the United Nations before submissions closed on 3 July 2026, and if so, will the…

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  Did New Zealand's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, or any official at New Zealand's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York, seek any variation of the instructions issued from Wellington in relation to the 31…

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  What assessment, if any, did the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade provide to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the risks or consequences of New Zealand abstaining on draft resolution A/80/L.107 concerning the participation of…

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Vanushi Walters

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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 May 2026 and 31 August 2026 concerning draft resolution A/80/L.107 on the participation of Indigenous…

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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 how New Zealand should vote on draft resolution A/80/L.107 concerning the participation of Indigenous Peoples' representatives…

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Vanushi Walters

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  What advice, if any, did the Attorney-General or Crown Law Office provide in relation to New Zealand's voting position on draft resolution A/80/L.107 concerning the participation of Indigenous Peoples' representatives at the United Nations?

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Vanushi Walters

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  In what respects, if any, did the position New Zealand adopted at the 31 August 2026 United Nations General Assembly vote on draft resolution A/80/L.107 differ from the advice provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade?

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  Was the Minister for Māori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti consulted before New Zealand abstained on the 31 August 2026 United Nations General Assembly vote on draft resolution A/80/L.107 concerning the participation of Indigenous Peoples'…

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  Was the Minister for Māori Development consulted before New Zealand abstained on the 31 August 2026 United Nations General Assembly vote on draft resolution A/80/L.107 concerning the participation of Indigenous Peoples' representatives at…

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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 draft resolution A/80/L.107 concerning the participation of Indigenous Peoples' representatives at the…

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  Was the Prime Minister consulted before New Zealand abstained on the 31 August 2026 United Nations General Assembly vote on draft resolution A/80/L.107 concerning the participation of Indigenous Peoples' representatives at the United…

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Vanushi Walters

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  Did Cabinet or any Cabinet committee consider New Zealand's voting position on draft resolution A/80/L.107 concerning the participation of Indigenous Peoples' representatives at the United Nations, and if so, on what date or dates?

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Vanushi Walters

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  On what date was the decision made that New Zealand would abstain on the 31 August 2026 United Nations General Assembly vote on draft resolution A/80/L.107 concerning the participation of Indigenous Peoples' representatives at the United…

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  Who decided that New Zealand would abstain on the 31 August 2026 United Nations General Assembly vote on draft resolution A/80/L.107 concerning the participation of Indigenous Peoples' representatives at the United Nations — Cabinet, the…

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Vanushi Walters

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  What concerns, if any, does the Government hold about Indigenous Peoples' representatives and representative institutions participating in meetings of United Nations bodies on issues affecting them?

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  Does the Government support the substantive objective of draft resolution A/80/L.107 — enhancing the participation of Indigenous Peoples' representatives and representative institutions in meetings of relevant United Nations bodies — as…

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Vanushi Walters

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  What amendments, if any, to draft resolution A/80/L.107 would have been necessary for New Zealand to vote in favour of that resolution on 31 August 2026?

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Vanushi Walters

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  What specific provisions, if any, of draft resolution A/80/L.107, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 31 August 2026, did the Government consider objectionable, and in what respects?

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Vanushi Walters

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  Why did New Zealand abstain, rather than vote in favour or against, on the United Nations General Assembly vote on 31 August 2026 on draft resolution A/80/L.107, Enhancing the participation of Indigenous Peoples' representatives and…

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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 24 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 24 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 24 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 24 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 Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 24 August 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 24 August 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 24 August 2026, by title and date?

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Vanushi Walters

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  Further to reply 35421 (2026), how many records does the Ministry hold relating to the decision to abstain, listed by type (cable, email, file note, telephone log, or other) and date?

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Vanushi Walters

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  Further to reply 35443 (2026), reply 35443 refers to "a range of information" while reply 33604 (2026) referred to "additional information"; how many distinct items of information were deemed material to the voting instructions, and did…

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Vanushi Walters

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  Further to reply 35439 (2026), the debate having a defined start and end time, did the additional information emerge before or after the list of speakers concluded, and how many minutes before the vote was the call to Wellington made?

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Vanushi Walters

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  Further to reply 35440 (2026), did the additional information emerge from the formal proceedings of the debate, or from informal communications, conversations, or contacts occurring in the margins of, or contemporaneously with, the debate?

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Vanushi Walters

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  Further to reply 35440 (2026), given that General Assembly proceedings are webcast and recorded, is the additional information identifiable in the public record of the debate of 24 July 2026; if not, how can it be said to have emerged…

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  Further to reply 35418 (2026), what current or prospective New Zealand candidacies for election or appointment to United Nations or other multilateral bodies exist, and has any partner or interlocutor raised New Zealand's abstention of 24…

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  Further to reply 35418 (2026), who decided that an assessment of the reputational implications of the abstention "is not needed", and was that decision taken by him, by his office, or by officials?

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  Further to reply 35426 (2026), what response, if any, did the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights convey to the New Zealand Mission in Geneva on 28 July 2026?

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  Further to reply 35419 (2026), how did Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the member states of the European Union each vote on the resolution of 24 July 2026 to reappoint Volker Türk, and how many states in total abstained?

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  Further to reply 35424 (2026), was the Prime Minister, the Office of the Prime Minister, or the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet informed of the abstention; if so, on what date and by whom?

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  Further to reply 35435 (2026), was the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, or any other Minister, available to be consulted on the morning of Saturday 25 July 2026 (NZT), and was any attempt made to contact any Minister before the decision…