Search written questions to Ministers and the replies they have received.
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Asked by
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 10 August 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Chris Bishop
Member for Hutt South · National Party · Attorney-General
None.
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What was agreed, if anything, on the topic of a proposed regional security treaty during the Minister's attendance at the recent Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
Outcomes of the Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting are publicly available on the Forum Secretariat's website.
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
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Was the topic of regional security and the Ocean of Peace Alliance discussed in bilateral meetings the Minister or his officials had with counterparts from Fiji during the recent Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting or…
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
A range of topics were discussed with counterparts from Fiji, including the Ocean of Peace Alliance.
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What interventions, if any, did the Minister or his officials make during the recent Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting or associated Forum Officials Committee meeting, on the topic of the Pacific Pre-COP?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
Officials welcomed Australia's close partnering with Pacific Islands Forum members ahead of the Pacific Pre-COP, and Fiji and Tuvalu's hosting.
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
What interventions, if any, did the Minister or his officials make during the recent Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting or associated Forum Officials Committee meeting, on the topic of the regional security treaty proposed by…
What interventions, if any, did the Minister or his officials make during the recent Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting or associated Forum Officials Committee meeting, on the topic of the Regional Operations Deployment…
What interventions, if any, did the Minister or his officials make during the recent Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting or associated Forum Officials Committee meeting, on the topic of the Waqa Moana initiative?
What interventions, if any, did the Minister or his officials make during the recent Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting or associated Forum Officials Committee meeting, on the topic of the Regional Peace and Security Action…
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
The Forum's role as stewards of our vision for resilient Pacific region of peace, security, and prosperity was reaffirmed. In keeping with this theme, a range of regional security issues and initiatives including Waqa Moana, the Forum…
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
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What interventions, if any, did the Minister or his officials make during the recent Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting or associated Forum Officials Committee meeting, on the topic of a regional response mechanism?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
No interventions on the Regional Response Mechanism were made.
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
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What interventions, if any, did the Minister or his officials make during the recent Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting or associated Forum Officials Committee meeting, on the topic of the Review of the Regional Architecture…
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
We engaged in constructive discussions on the Review of Regional Architecture and partnerships policy, and reiterated the importance of the Forum's partners and the need to finalise the Forum Dialogue Partnership Mechanism in Palau.
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
What advice, if any, has he received from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on the diplomatic implications of the public comments he made about the People's Republic of China on 29 July 2026?
Asked by
Teanau Tuiono
List MP · Green Party
Question published
What briefings, analysis, advice, aide memoires, assessments or any other document, if any, broken down by title and date has the Minister or their office received about the impact of recent remarks made by Winston Peters on the…
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has provided reports of the views conveyed by Chinese foreign ministry officials on the matter. These are similar to those Chinese views that are on the public record. Refer to the response to WPQ…
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
What response, if any, has the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade provided to the Embassy of the People's Republic of China regarding the representations it made following his public comments about China on 29 July 2026, and was he…
Asked by
Teanau Tuiono
List MP · Green Party
Question published
What communications, if any, has the Minister or any office they are responsible for received from the Embassy of the People's Republic of China since 29 July 2026 by date and title?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
MFAT was instructed by my office to be in “listening mode” – i.e. to note down what was said, report it back to Mr Peters’ office, and provide no feedback in response. MFAT officials carried out that instruction. Refer to the response to…
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
Has he conveyed any apology, expression of regret, or clarification to the Government of the People’s Republic of China, to the Chinese Embassy in New Zealand, or to Chinese community organisations in New Zealand in respect of the remarks…
Question published
Has any apology or reassurance been delivered by himself or his office to representatives of China after his comments on 29 July 2026, if so, when did that occur and how was it delivered?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
No, the comments the member refers to were made as the Leader of New Zealand First and not as the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
Has the New Zealand Government made any representations of its own to the Government of the People’s Republic of China, whether in Wellington or in Beijing, concerning remarks made in the New Zealand Parliament on 29 July 2026 or the…
Question published
Has he contacted the Ambassador of China, the Embassy of China, or any counterparts in Beijing since his comments about China on 29 July 2026, if so, on what date(s) did that contact occur?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
No.
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
Further to reply 33603 (2026), on what date, in what form, and by whom was the Minister of Foreign Affairs briefed on the Ministry's decision to abstain?
Question published
On what date and at what time was he first advised that New Zealand had abstained on the United Nations General Assembly vote of 24 July 2026 to reappoint Volker Türk as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and by whom?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
My office was informed, via a telephone call to the senior MFAT secondee in my office, of the abstention on Saturday 25 July 2026. I was briefed on the matter on Monday 27 July 2026.
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
Further to reply 33618 (2026), what consideration, if any, was given to delivering an explanation of vote, and on what basis was the decision made not to do so?
Question published
Did New Zealand deliver an explanation of vote in relation to the United Nations General Assembly resolution of 24 July 2026 to reappoint Volker Türk as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, on which New Zealand abstained; if…
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
There was insufficient time to prepare and consult an EOV.
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
Further to reply 33621 (2026), has the Government subsequently communicated the reasons for its abstention to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights or to Mr Türk directly, and if so, on what date and in what…
Question published
Has New Zealand communicated its position on the reappointment of Volker Türk as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to the Office of the High Commissioner or the United Nations Secretariat since abstaining on the United…
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
The New Zealand Mission in Geneva discussed this matter with the Office of the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights on Tuesday 28 July and informed the Office that New Zealand’s abstention related to process and was not a…
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
Matching question numbers: 35900 (2026), 35902 (2026)
Question published
Further to reply 33608 (2026), does the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade consider that a decision to depart from its own voting instructions falls within the category of decisions that are "procedural or within existing policy…
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Further to reply 33604 (2026), on how many occasions since 1 January 2020 has a New Zealand representative at the United Nations General Assembly cast a vote that departed from the voting instructions issued by the Ministry of Foreign…
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Has any review been undertaken of the circumstances in which New Zealand departed from the voting instructions issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and abstained on the United Nations General Assembly vote of 24 July 2026 to…
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On how many occasions in the last three years have New Zealand officials cast a vote at the United Nations General Assembly that departed from the voting instructions issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and on which…
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Under what delegated authority may officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, or of New Zealand's Permanent Mission to the United Nations, depart from voting instructions issued by the Ministry, as occurred in respect of the…
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Further to the reply to question 33604 (2026), what position is held by the official who took that decision?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
New Zealand representatives to any multilateral body cast votes as instructed.
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
Further to reply 33604 (2026), what standing arrangements exist, including any out-of-hours duty officer arrangements, for the Permanent Mission to seek revised instructions from Wellington outside New Zealand business hours?
Question published
Were the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's standing procedures for obtaining urgent or revised voting instructions from Wellington followed in respect of the United Nations General Assembly vote of 24 July 2026 to reappoint Volker…
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What standing procedures does the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade maintain for New Zealand's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York to obtain urgent or revised voting instructions from Wellington outside New Zealand…
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
Officials posted to the New Zealand Permanent Mission to the United Nations spoke with officials in Wellington immediately before the vote (on the morning of Saturday 25 August NZT). It is always possible for MFAT officials posted offshore…
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
Further to reply 33604 (2026), at what time, in both New York time and New Zealand time, did that additional information emerge, and how long before the vote was taken?
Question published
Further to the reply to question 33604 (2026), how much time elapsed between the additional information referred to in that reply emerging and the United Nations General Assembly vote of 24 July 2026 to reappoint Volker Türk as United…
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
It emerged during the debate.
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
Matching question numbers: 35895 (2026), 35896 (2026)
Question published
Further to reply 33604 (2026), from what source did that additional information emerge, whether from statements made in the debate, from another delegation, from the Secretariat, from media reporting, or from another source?
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Further to the reply to question 33604 (2026), was the additional information that led New Zealand to abstain on the United Nations General Assembly vote of 24 July 2026 to reappoint Volker Türk as United Nations High Commissioner for…
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Further to the reply to question 33604 (2026), did the additional information that led New Zealand to abstain on the United Nations General Assembly vote of 24 July 2026 to reappoint Volker Türk as United Nations High Commissioner for…
Question published
Further to the reply to question 33604 (2026), did the additional information that led New Zealand to abstain on the United Nations General Assembly vote of 24 July 2026 to reappoint Volker Türk as United Nations High Commissioner for…
Question published
Further to the reply to question 33604 (2026), did the additional information that led New Zealand to abstain on the United Nations General Assembly vote of 24 July 2026 to reappoint Volker Türk as United Nations High Commissioner for…
Question published
Further to the reply to question 33604 (2026), what was the source of that additional information?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
It emerged during the debate.
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
Further to reply 33604 (2026), on what date and at what time (NZT) were those voting instructions issued to New Zealand's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York?
Question published
Further to the reply to question 33604 (2026), on what date and at what New Zealand time were the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's voting instructions issued to New Zealand's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York on…
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
Voting instructions were issued on Friday 24 July 2025.
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
Question published
Further to reply 33604 (2026), did the voting instructions issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on the resolution to reappoint Volker Türk as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights instruct New Zealand's…
Question published
Further to the reply to question 33604 (2026), what voting instruction was issued to New Zealand's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York on that resolution?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
In favour. The decision to abstain was taken by MFAT officials in Wellington in discussion with officials at the Permanent Mission in New York on 25 July.
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Did the Minister or his officials have any bilateral meetings with the Republic of Naoero during the recent Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting or associated Forum Officials Committee, and if so, what was the outcome?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
We engaged with all Forum Members through roundtable discussions on the agenda items, but we did not engage bilaterally with the Republic of Naoero.
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Did the Minister or his officials have any bilateral meetings with the Republic of Kiribati during the recent Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting or associated Forum Officials Committee, and if so, what was the outcome?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
We engaged with all Forum Members through roundtables discussions on the agenda items, but we did not engage bilaterally with the Republic of Kiribati.
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
What was agreed, if anything, on the topic of the joint statement on the submarine launched ballistic missile test by China during the Minister's attendance at the recent Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting?
What was agreed, if anything, on the topic of reforming the regional security architecture during the Minister's attendance at the recent Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
Outcomes of the Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting are publicly available on the Forum Secretariat's website: https://forumsec.org/publications/outcomes-2026-forum-foreign-ministers-meeting
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Was the topic of Forum partnerships discussed in bilateral meetings the Minister or his officials had with counterparts from Palau during the recent Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting or associated Forum Officials Committee…
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
We discussed a range of topics with counterparts from Palau, including topics relating to the Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting agenda.
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Was the topic of the Pacific Islands Forum joint statement on the submarine launched ballistic missile test by China discussed in bilateral meetings the Minister or his officials had with counterparts from Australia during the recent…
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
We discussed a range of topics with counterparts from Australia, including topics relating to the Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting agenda.
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Was the topic of regional security governance discussed in bilateral meetings the Minister or his officials had with counterparts from Australia during the recent Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting or associated Forum…
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
We discussed a range of topics with counterparts from Australia, including topics relating to the Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting agenda.
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What interventions, if any, did the Minister or his officials make during the recent Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting or associated Forum Officials Committee meeting, on the topic of the joint statement on the submarine…
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
We reiterated New Zealand's position that the missile test of 6 July was contrary to the intent and purpose of the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone.
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What interventions, if any, did the Minister or his officials make during the recent Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting or associated Forum Officials Committee meeting, on the topic of the International Engagement Strategy?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
Neither I nor Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Officials made an intervention on the International Engagement Strategy.
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What interventions, if any, did the Minister or his officials make during the recent Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting or associated Forum Officials Committee meeting, on the topic of including the Joint Heads of Pacific…
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
We reaffirmed the Forum's role as stewards of our vision for a resiliant Pacific region of peace, security, and prosperity. In keeping with this theme, officials and I spoke to a range of regional security issues and initiatives including…
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Did the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service or the Government Communications Security Bureau provide, relay, or assess any information supplied to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade or to New Zealand's Permanent Mission to the…
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
In my capacity as Minister of Foreign Affairs, I do not comment on intelligence matters.
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
Further to the reply to question 33604 (2026), has the additional information that led New Zealand to abstain on the United Nations General Assembly vote of 24 July 2026 to reappoint Volker Türk as United Nations High Commissioner for…
Further to the reply to question 33604 (2026), was any assessment made of the reliability of the additional information that led New Zealand to abstain on the United Nations General Assembly vote of 24 July 2026 to reappoint Volker Türk as…
Does he agree with the decision taken by officials, referred to in the reply to question 33604 (2026), that New Zealand abstain rather than vote in favour or against on the United Nations General Assembly vote of 24 July 2026 to reappoint…
Further to the reply to question 33604 (2026), has he sought advice from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on whether those voting instructions would have been altered had that additional information been assessed in Wellington; if…
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
The New Zealand Government stands by New Zealand's voting position.
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Further to the reply to question 33604 (2026), was any attempt made to contact him, his office, or officials in Wellington after the additional information referred to in that reply emerged and before the vote was taken; if so, at what…
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
Refer to the response to WPQ 35433 (2026) and 35424 (2026).
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Further to the reply to question 33604 (2026), at approximately what New Zealand date and time did that additional information on the resolution to reappoint Volker Türk as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights emerge?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
Refer to the response 35439 (2026).
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What consultation, if any, occurred with him or his office before the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade issued voting instructions to New Zealand's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York on the resolution to reappoint…
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
None.
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Has any apology or reassurance been delivered by himself or his office to representatives of China after Rt Hon Winston Peters' comments about China on 29 July 2026, if so, when did that occur and how was it delivered?
Answered by
Rt Hon Christopher Luxon
Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister
No.
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Has he contacted the Ambassador of China, the Embassy of China, or any counterparts in Beijing since Winston Peters' comments about China on 29 July 2026, if so, on what date(s) did that contact occur?
Answered by
Rt Hon Christopher Luxon
Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister
I refer the member to my response to Written Parliamentary Question 35305 (2026). Background
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Did he consider issuing a statement as Prime Minister on 30 July 2026 responding to the Minister of Foreign Affairs’ remarks in the general debate of 29 July 2026; if not, why not?
Answered by
Rt Hon Christopher Luxon
Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister
No because the statements were made by the Leader of the New Zealand First party.
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Does he stand by his answer of “Yes” in the House on 5 August 2026, when asked whether he had confidence in the Minister of Foreign Affairs given that Minister’s statement in the House about China was not, in his view, racist?
Answered by
Rt Hon Christopher Luxon
Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister
Yes.
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 3 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Paul Goldsmith
List MP · National Party · Minister responsible for the GCSB and NZSIS
It is not in the public interest for me to release the titles of reports the then Minister received this week.
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 3 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Todd McClay
Member for Rotorua · National Party · Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs
The titles of advice I have received as Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs are proactively released each month on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade website at the following link:…
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 3 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
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. Refer to thast list, which can be found here:…
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
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 3 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?
Answered by
Hon Chris Bishop
Member for Hutt South · National Party · Attorney-General
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…
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Paul Goldsmith
List MP · National Party · Minister responsible for the GCSB and NZSIS
None.
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Todd McClay
Member for Rotorua · National Party · Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs
None.
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
With the exception of Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) papers and minutes, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What papers, if any, did the Attorney-General take to Cabinet during the week beginning 3 August 2026, by title and date?
Answered by
Hon Chris Bishop
Member for Hutt South · National Party · Attorney-General
None.
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Does he consider that he is accountable to the House for statements made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs concerning China irrespective of the capacity in which those statements were made?
Answered by
Rt Hon Christopher Luxon
Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister
No.
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Is there a standing instruction or practice governing advice to the Office of the Prime Minister about formal representations by foreign missions, if so, was it followed in respect of the representations lodged by the Chinese Embassy in…
Answered by
Rt Hon Winston Peters
List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade seconds Ministry staff into the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Offices of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Trade and Investment, Minister for Climate Change and…
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
What assessment, if any, has he received of the effect on New Zealand’s international reputation of the remarks made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the New Zealand Parliament on 29 July 2026, and on what date was that assessment…
Answered by
Rt Hon Christopher Luxon
Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister
In my capacity as Prime Minister, I have not received any assessments of the effect on New Zealand’s international reputation of the comments made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Parliament on 29 July 2026.
Asked by
Vanushi Walters
List MP · Labour Party
(matches this search)
Has he received any correspondence from the Race Relations Commissioner concerning the remarks made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the New Zealand Parliament on 29 July 2026; if so, on what date, and has he replied?
Answered by
Rt Hon Christopher Luxon
Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister
No.