Written questions

Asked by

Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

• Does the Government intend that New Zealand remain a party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, and has that position changed at any point since 1 January 2025?

Asked by

Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

• Has the Minister of Foreign Affairs received any communication from the International Criminal Court, its Presidency, its Registrar, or its Office of the Prosecutor regarding pressure on states parties to withdraw, and if so, on what…

Asked by

Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

• Has any United States official indicated to New Zealand Ministers or officials that New Zealand's continued membership of the International Criminal Court could affect security cooperation, intelligence sharing, defence arrangements,…

Asked by

Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

• Has the Minister of Foreign Affairs discussed the future of the International Criminal Court with his Australian counterpart, and if so, on what dates and with what outcome?

Asked by

Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

• Which governments, if any, has New Zealand approached to discuss a coordinated response by states parties to the United States campaign against the International Criminal Court, and on what dates?

Asked by

Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

• 34286

  Which governments, if any, have raised New Zealand's membership of the International Criminal Court with New Zealand Ministers or officials since 1 January 2025, and on what dates?

• 34296

  Which meetings, calls, or video conferences between New Zealand officials and United States Government representatives since 1 January 2025 have included discussion of the International Criminal Court, if any, and what was the date and…

• 34297

  Which meetings, calls, or video conferences between New Zealand Ministers and United States Government representatives since 1 January 2025 have included discussion of the International Criminal Court, if any, and what was the date and…

Asked by

Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

• How many, if any, reports has the New Zealand Embassy in The Hague sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade since 1 January 2025 concerning United States policy toward the International Criminal Court or the position of other…

Asked by

Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

• How many reports, if any, has the New Zealand Embassy in Washington DC sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade since 1 January 2025 concerning United States policy toward the International Criminal Court or United States pressure…

Asked by

Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

• What advice, if any, has the Minister of Defence received on the implications for New Zealand Defence Force personnel, deployments, or interoperability arrangements arising from United States measures against the International Criminal…

Asked by

Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

• What advice, if any, has the Minister of Justice received from the Ministry of Justice on the status of the International Crimes and International Criminal Court Act 2000 in the event that New Zealand were to withdraw from the Rome…

Asked by

Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

• What advice has the Attorney-General received from the Crown Law Office on the legal consequences for New Zealand of withdrawing from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, if any, and on what date was that advice provided?

Asked by

Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

• How many briefings, aide-memoire, talking points, or other documents relating to the possibility of New Zealand withdrawing from the International Criminal Court has the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade prepared since 1 January 2025,…

Asked by

Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

• What advice, if any, has the Minister of Foreign Affairs sought or received on the process by which New Zealand could withdraw from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court under Article 127 of that Statute?

Asked by

Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

• Has any Minister, including the Prime Minister, discussed the International Criminal Court with the President of the United States or the United States Secretary of State, and if so, on what dates and what was discussed?

Asked by

Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

• What advice has the Minister of Foreign Affairs received from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on the implications for New Zealand of the United States campaign against the International Criminal Court, if any, and on what date…

Asked by

Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

• When did the Minister of Foreign Affairs first become aware of the United States State Department's campaign, announced on 13 July 2026, which includes diplomatic calls urging other nations to withdraw from the International Criminal…

Asked by

Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

• Has the Minister of Foreign Affairs received any request, formal or informal, from the United States Government that New Zealand withdraw from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, and if so, on what date and from whom?

Asked by

Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

• What correspondence, if any, has the Minister of Foreign Affairs or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade received from the United States Government since 1 January 2025 concerning New Zealand's membership of the International Criminal…

Asked by

Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

• Does the Government consider that New Zealand has an obligation under the Rome Statute to cooperate with ICC arrest warrants issued against nationals of non-States Parties who enter New Zealand territory; if so, what steps has the…

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

• What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 27 July 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

• What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 27 July 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

• What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 27 July 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

• What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 27 July 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

• What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 27 July 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

• What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 27 July 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

• What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 27 July 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

• What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 27 July 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

• What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 27 July 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

• What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 27 July 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

• What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 27 July 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

• What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 27 July 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

• What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 27 July 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

• What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 27 July 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

• What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 27 July 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

• What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 27 July 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

• What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 27 July 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

• What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 27 July 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

• What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office requested, if any, during the week beginning 27 July 2026, by title and date?

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

• What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 27 July 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

• What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 27 July 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

• How many graduate registered nurses were placed into the Advanced Choice of Employment (ACE-RN) scheme's mid-year 2026 talent pool on opening?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

• How many graduate enrolled nurses applied to and were offered jobs in the Advanced Choice of Employment (ACE-RN) scheme's mid-year 2026 intake as at 31 July 2026?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

• How many graduate registered nurses applied to and were offered jobs in the Advanced Choice of Employment (ACE-RN) scheme's mid-year 2026 initial matching round, broken down by employer?

Asked by

Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

• What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 27 July 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

• How many of the 1,845 graduate registered nurses employed across the wider health sector, as refered to in his announcement on 23 July 2026 were employed directly by Health New Zealand, and how many by primary care, community services,…

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

• What was the specific 12-month period, referred to in his announcement of 23 July 2026, during which 1,845 graduate registered nurses were employed across the wider health sector?

Asked by

Ayesha Verrall

List MP · Labour Party

• What was the specific 12-month period, referred to as "last year" in his announcement of 23 July 2026, during which Health New Zealand made 1,716 offers to graduate registered nurses?