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Question 26066 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    Has the Minister had any lobbying or advocacy meetings since 27 November 2023 that do not appear in the Minister's published diary, and if so, on what dates, with whom, and for what purpose, as at 5 June 2026?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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Refer to the Ministerial Proactive diary release: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/search?f%5B0%5D=content_type_facet%3Aministerial_diary&f%5B1%5D=ministers%3A6819&f%5B2%5D=government_facet%3A6700

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Question 26434 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    What new spending initiatives or Budget bids, if any, did the Minister or their agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible, submit for Budget 2026, listed by title, amount sought,…

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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Information aout unsuccessful Budget Bids has not been disclosed to maintain the current constitutional conventions protecting the confidentiality of advice tendered by Ministers and officials. Funded initiatives are detailed in the…

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Question 26453 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    How many staff, if any, at any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible, since 27 November 2023, have been made redundant, broken down by month and by (a) voluntary redundancy…

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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, the following occurred in the period 27 November 2023 to 5 June 2026: 2024 Calendar year 2 other redundancies 2025 calendar year 6 other redundancies For Antarctica NZ: 2023/24 Financial year 1…

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Question 26455 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    Which agencies, departments, Crown entities, companies, or other organisations for which the Minister is responsible, if any, have been required to identify or deliver baseline savings or staffing reductions since 27 November 2023, and how…

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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A NZ$15 million per annum reduction from 2024/25 was made to Vote Foreign Affairs in Budget 2024. This reduction included a $630,000 per annum reduction to Antarctica New Zealand a $355,000 per annum reduction to the Asia New Zealand…

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Question 26457 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    What is the total sum, if any, spent on wages for any contractors and consultants who have been previously employed in a different capacity at any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is…

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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This information is provided by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade as part of the Annual Review process. The relevant information from the 2023/24 and 2024/25 Annual Review can be found in response to question 70, on the Parliament…

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Question 26460 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    What redundancy or restructuring costs, if any, have been incurred by any agency, department, Crown entity, company, or other organisation for which the Minister is responsible since 27 November 2023, listed by organisation, the number of…

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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, the following occurred in the period 27 November 2023 to 5 June 2026: 2024 calendar year Number of positions disestablished: 2 Total cost: this information is withheld to protect privacy 2025…

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Question 26797 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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    What rules or directives, if any, were sent to the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, regarding making bids for Budget 2026?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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Along with other agencies, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade received generic Budget 2026 process guidance from the Treasury.

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Question 26798 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

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    Which, if any, of the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, were invited to make Budget bids as part of Budget 2026?

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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.

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Question 26800 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

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    What cost pressures within their relevant portfolio Votes, if any, was the Minister informed of prior to Budget 2026 - listing any advice received on this by date and title?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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We received the following submissions noting the need address cost pressures: - 14 November 2025: Initial advice on Budget 2026 - 5 December 2025: Durther advice on Budget 2026 to inform initiative submission - 12 December 2025: Budget…

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Question 26802 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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    Which, if any, of the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, were asked to identify savings as part of the 2026 Budget?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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No savings from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade were asked for in the 2026/27 year.

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Question 25688 (2026)

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Francisco Hernandez

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    How much, if any, is the total budget in the Minister's departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, for the 2026/27 financial year on artificial intelligence- including costs on…

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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, Antarctica New Zealand or Asia New Zealand Foundation do not have an allocated budget for artificial intelligence in the 2026/27 financial year.

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Question 25734 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

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    What meetings, if any, has the Minister or officials had with foreign counterparts regarding the Regional Peace and Security Action Plan, since 1 January 2026, by date and location?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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Officials have engaged with foreign counterparts on the draft Regional Peace and Security Action Plan 2026-2030, including through New Zealand's participation in the Pacific Islands Forum Sub-Committee on Regional Security and its informal…

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Question 25735 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    What advice, if any, has the Minister received regarding the Regional Peace and Security Action Plan 2026-2030?

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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 25737 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    What advice, if any, has the Minister received regarding the operationalisation of the Ocean of Peace Declaration, since 1 October 2025?

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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 25738 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    What advice, if any, has the Minister received regarding Pacific regional fuel supply and the Biketawa Declaration since 1 January 2026?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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The following advice was received: - Meeting brief entitled 'Special Pacific Islands Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting on the Emerging Energy Crisis' dated 20 May 2026 - Submission entitled 'Pacific Islands Forum: Invoking the Biketawa…

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Question 25740 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    What discussions, if any, has the Minister or officials had with foreign counterparts regarding Pacific regional fuel supply and the Biketawa Declaration, since 1 January 2026 by date and location?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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The Minister participated in a virtual special session of the Forum Foreign Ministers on 22 May 2026.

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Question 25741 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    What discussions, if any, has the Minister or officials had with foreign counterparts regarding Pacific Regionalism and the Review of the Regional Architecture, since 1 October 2025 by date and location?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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We routinely engage with foreign counterparts on the topic of Pacific Regionalism, including the Review of Regional Architecture. Recent engagements include the meeting with Palau President Surangel Whipps during the visit to Palau from…

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Question 25743 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

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    What advice, if any, has the Minister received on information sharing under the Niue Treaty Subsidiary Agreement, since 1 October 2025?

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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 25744 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    What advice, if any, has the Minister received on Pacific Regionalism and the Review of the Regional Architecture, since 1 January 2026?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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We regularly recieve briefings on Pacific Regionalism, including the Review of Regional Architecture, ahead of meetings with his counterparts. In addition, we received the following specific advice on the Review of Regional Architecture: -…

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Question 25746 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    What discussions, if any, has the Minister or officials had with foreign counterparts regarding cooperation on transnational, serious and organised crime in the Pacific region since 1 January 2026, by date and location?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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There have been a range of discussions at the Ministerial level about transnational, serious and organised crime in the Pacific region since 1 January. Some of these discussions took place in Australia, the United States of America, and in…

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Question 25747 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    What discussions, if any, has the Minister or officials had with foreign counterparts regarding seabed critical minerals in the Pacific region since 1 January 2026, by date and location?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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There were a range of discussions at the Ministerial level about seabed critical minerals in the Pacific region with foreign counterparts during January and February 2026. These discussions took place in Kiribati and in New Zealand. Our…

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Question 25750 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

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    What discussions, if any, has the Minister or officials had with foreign counterparts regarding cooperation on ground-based space infrastructure in the Pacific region since 1 January 2026, by date and location?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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We have not had any formal engagements on ground-based space infrastructure with Pacific counterparts. Officials routinely engage with Pacific counterparts on the strategic infrastructure issues including ground-based space infrastructure.

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Question 25751 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

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    What discussions, if any, has the Minister or officials had with foreign counterparts regarding cooperation on uncrewed underwater vehicles in the Pacific region since 1 January 2026, by date and location?

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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 25752 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    What discussions, if any, has the Minister or officials had with foreign counterparts regarding cooperation on submarine cable infrastructure in the Pacific region since 1 January 2026, by date and location?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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We have not had any formal engagments on cable infrastructure with Pacific counterparts. Officials routinely engage with Pacific counterparts on the strategic infrastructure issues including cables. It is not possible to collate a…

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Question 25754 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

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    What discussions, if any, has the Minister or officials had with foreign counterparts regarding cooperation on port infrastructure in the Pacific region since 1 January 2026, by date and location?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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There have been a range of discussions at the Ministerial level about cooperation on port infrastructure in the Pacific since 1 January 2026. Some of these discussions took place in the United States and in New Zealand. Our Embassies and…

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Question 25755 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

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    What discussions, if any, has the Minister or officials had with foreign counterparts regarding a regional status of forces agreement under the South Pacific Defence Ministers Meeting, since 1 November 2025?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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We have not discussed the regional status of forces agreement under the South Pacific Defence Ministers Meeting with foreign counterparts during this period. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade officials participated in a briefing on the…

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Question 25757 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    What advice, if any, has the Minister received regarding a regional status of forces agreement under the South Pacific Defence Ministers Meeting, since 1 November 2025?

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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 25759 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    What meetings, if any, has the Minister or officials had with foreign counterparts regarding the Partnership for Indo-Pacific Industrial Resilience, since 1 January 2026, by date and location?

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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 25760 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    What advice, if any, has the Minister received on the Partnership for Indo-Pacific Industrial Resilience, since 1 January 2026?

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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 25847 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    What is the forecast aid-to-gross-national-income ratio for each year of the current triennium, if any, and how does it compare with each of the previous three years?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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Official Development Assistance (ODA) is the international standard for development cooperation. ODA to gross national income (GNI) ratios are provided below. Note that ODA does not include International Development Cooperation (IDC)…

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Question 25848 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    What inflation assumptions, if any, underpin the forecast increase in aid spending in Budget 2026, and what consumer price index projection has been used?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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No inflation assumption underpins the increases in aid spending in Budget 2026. They are nominal amounts.

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Question 25849 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

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    What is the value of the aid budget for the current triennium, and how does it compare in both nominal and inflation-adjusted terms with the previous triennium?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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International Development Cooperation appropriation for the 2024-2027 triennium is NZ$3,060.538 million. International Development Cooperation actual expenditure 2021-2024 triennium was NZ$3,000.115 million. Adjusted for a three-year…

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Question 25851 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    Which specific programmes, projects or country allocations, if any, were delayed, reduced or cancelled in the 2024/25 financial year, contributing to the lower-than-forecast aid expenditure?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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Financial Year 2024/25 expenditure was 15% below the original budget. A wide range of projects were delayed or reduced due to factors including reprogramming the International Development Cooperation (IDC) programme to better align with…

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Question 25852 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

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    What were the reasons, if any, for the difference of approximately $162 million between forecast and actual aid expenditure in the 2024/25 financial year?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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The 2024/25 financial year was the first year of the 2024-2027 triennium and the expenditure equates to 31% of the total 2024-27 appropriation. The variance can be attributed to a range of factors, including a review and subsequent changes…

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Question 25853 (2026)

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    Has the Government firmed up its position, if any, on whether gender apartheid should be recognised in the proposed crimes against humanity treaty since the matter was last raised at the United Nations General Assembly?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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The New Zealand government has not yet formed a view on whether a future crimes against humanity treaty should include the crime of gender apartheid as a stand-alone crime. The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court already…

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Question 25855 (2026)

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    What advice, if any, has the Minister received on recognising the State of Palestine since stating it was not the right time, and will the Minister release that advice?

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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 25856 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    What consideration, if any, has the Government given to recognising the State of Palestine since the Minister stated it was not the right time to do so?

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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 25861 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    Why does the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade record no agency baseline saving in Budget 2026 while a future reduction is indicated, what is the value and timing of that future reduction, and what advice, if any, has the Minister…

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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The Vote Foreign Affairs Budget Estimates were not reduced in Budget 2026. However, reductions of NZ$28.555 million per annum in 2027/28 and a further reduction of NZ$28.555 million in 2028/29 have been signalled and will be implemented in…

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Question 25007 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 25 May 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, all Cabinet and Cabinet committee papers and minutes must be proactively released and published online within 30 business days of final decisions being taken…

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Question 25010 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

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    What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 25 May 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 25012 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 25 May 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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Refer to the response to WPQ 10239 (2026).

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Question 25018 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

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    What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 25 May 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

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Hon Todd McClay

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

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My office receives a large number of invitations across all my portfolios, and to collate this information would be a significant undertaking and would impede the resources of my office. In accordance with Speaker's Ruling 210/6, it is not…

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Question 25031 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

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    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 25 May 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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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 25036 (2026)

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Teanau Tuiono

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    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 25 May 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 25200 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    Will the Minister undertake a review of current and former staff members’ private email accounts to identify any official information that should be on the public record; if not, why not?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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Refer to the response 25201 (2026).

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Question 25202 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    What official information, if any, is held on a private email account of a current or former staff member in the Minister’s office and has not been placed on the official record since 27 November 2023; and what steps are being taken to…

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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Refer to the response 25201 (2026).

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Question 25204 (2026)

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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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    Has the Minister or any staff member in their office received a briefing, document, or correspondence from a company, lobbyist, or other third party at a private email account that hasn't then been forwarded to an official email account or…

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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Refer to the response 25201 (2026).

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Question 25285 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    How will any aid funding rolled forward from the 2024/25 financial year be allocated across programmes, countries and financial years?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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The Internastional Development Cooperation (IDC) Programme is funded through a multi-year (triennia) appropriation. A multi-year approach increases effectiveness by enabling smoothing of funding. Programming of IDC funding is driven by the…

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Question 25292 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    How much aid funding from the 2024/25 financial year, if any, has been transferred or rolled forward into later financial years, and into which years has it been allocated?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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NZ$162.5 million of the International Development Cooperation appropriation was rolled forward from 2024/25 into the 2026/27 financial year. The funding remains within the current triennium.

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Question 25293 (2026)

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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    What was the total actual aid expenditure in the 2024/25 financial year, and how does that compare with the amount forecast to be spent in that year at Budget 2025?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister of Foreign Affairs

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The total expenditure for International Development Cooperation in 2024/25 was NZ$953.1 million. This compares to the Budget 2025 Supplementary Estimate of NZ$1,115.6 million.