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Vanushi Walters

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  On what date did the Minister of Foreign Affairs depart Palau, and why did he not remain for the formal Pacific Islands Forum leaders' meeting on 2 September 2026?

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Vanushi Walters

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  As New Zealand will host the Pacific Islands Forum in 2027, what expectations does the Government have of the level of representation other members will send, and what level of representation will New Zealand itself provide?

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  How many visits has the Prime Minister made to Pacific Islands Forum member countries since 27 November 2023, and to which countries?

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  On how many occasions since 27 November 2023 has New Zealand been represented at a multilateral leaders' meeting to which the Prime Minister was invited by an official rather than by the Prime Minister or a Minister, and at which meetings?

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  What criteria, if any, does the Government apply in determining the level at which New Zealand will be represented at multilateral leaders' meetings, and who applies those criteria?

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Vanushi Walters

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  What is the estimated total cost to the Crown of the Prime Minister's travel to and attendance at the 2026 Pacific Islands Forum, and from which appropriation is it funded?

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Vanushi Walters

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  Why did the Prime Minister's office not respond to media requests for comment on 2 September 2026 concerning New Zealand's representation at the formal Pacific Islands Forum leaders' meeting?

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Vanushi Walters

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  On what date and at what time did the Prime Minister depart New Zealand for Palau to attend the 2026 Pacific Islands Forum leaders' meeting, and on what date and at what time did he arrive in Koror?

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Willow-Jean Prime

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  What, if anything, is the number of Ministry of Social Development and Employment's full-time equivalent staff as of 30 June 2023, 31 December 2023, 30 June 2024, 31 December 2024, 30 June 2025, 31 December 2025, and 30 June 2026?

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Kieran McAnulty

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  How many social houses, if any, were delivered as part of Kāinga Ora’s Large Scale Projects in each of the last three financial years and how do those numbers breakdown by project?

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Vanushi Walters

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  What criteria, if any, does the Government apply in deciding whether New Zealand will diverge from the voting positions of Australia and Canada at the United Nations?

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Kieran McAnulty

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  What changes to funding, if any, have been made to Kāinga Ora’s Large Scale Projects programme since December 2025 and what is the purpose of each such change?

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Vanushi Walters

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  On how many occasions, if any, since 27 November 2023 has New Zealand's vote in the United Nations General Assembly differed from the votes of both Australia and Canada, and on which resolutions?

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Vanushi Walters

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  Has the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade issued any revised guidance since 27 November 2023 on how New Zealand determines its voting positions on United Nations resolutions concerning human rights, and if so, when and at whose…

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Kieran McAnulty

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  What changes, if any, have been made to Kāinga Ora’s Large Scale Projects programme since December 2025 and what is the purpose of each such change?

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Vanushi Walters

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  On how many recorded votes in the United Nations General Assembly during its eightieth session has New Zealand abstained, and how does that compare with the seventy-ninth and seventy-eighth sessions?

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Vanushi Walters

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  What communications plan or media strategy, if any, was prepared in relation to New Zealand's abstention on the 31 August 2026 United Nations General Assembly vote on draft resolution A/80/L.107, and was it approved by the Minister of…

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  Why did the Government not publicly announce, at the time of the vote, its decision to abstain 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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Vanushi Walters

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  Did New Zealand issue any public statement, media release or social media post announcing or explaining its abstention on the 31 August 2026 United Nations General Assembly vote on draft resolution A/80/L.107, and if so, on what date?

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Vanushi Walters

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  Notwithstanding its abstention, will New Zealand give effect to the provisions of resolution A/80/L.107 concerning the participation of Indigenous Peoples' representatives and representative institutions in meetings of relevant United…

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Vanushi Walters

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  What support or funding, if any, does the Government provide to enable Māori representatives and representative institutions to participate in meetings of United Nations bodies on issues affecting them, and does the Government intend to…

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Vanushi Walters

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  What representations, if any, has the Government received from other governments, Indigenous Peoples' organisations, or United Nations bodies since 31 August 2026 concerning New Zealand's abstention on draft resolution A/80/L.107 on the…

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Vanushi Walters

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  What assessment, if any, has the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade made of the implications of New Zealand's abstention on the 31 August 2026 United Nations General Assembly vote on draft resolution A/80/L.107 for New Zealand's…

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Vanushi Walters

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  Does the Government consider New Zealand's abstention on the 31 August 2026 United Nations General Assembly vote on draft resolution A/80/L.107 to be consistent with the Crown's obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi?

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Vanushi Walters

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  Was the New Zealand Human Rights Commission consulted or informed 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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Kieran McAnulty

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  What changes, if any, have been made to the Large Scale Projects programme following the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development’s assurance review of the programme?

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Vanushi Walters

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  Was the National Iwi Chairs Forum, or its Pou Tikanga, consulted or informed before New Zealand abstained on the 31 August 2026 United Nations General Assembly vote on draft resolution A/80/L.107, and if so, on what date?

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  What consultation, if any, took place with Māori 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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Kieran McAnulty

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  Further to his reply to Question 6037 (2026), how much, if anything, was paid to Invise for services provided to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development for its Assurance Review of the Large Scale Projects programme?

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Vanushi Walters

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  What instructions or standing guidance, if any, has the Minister of Foreign Affairs issued to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade since 27 November 2023 concerning New Zealand's approach to United Nations resolutions that refer to…

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Vanushi Walters

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  Will the Minister release any Cabinet paper or Cabinet minute concerning New Zealand's position on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples taken since 27 November 2023, and if not, why not?

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Vanushi Walters

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  Does the Government intend to withdraw New Zealand's support for the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples entirely, and if so, by what date and by what process?

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Vanushi Walters

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  What decisions, if any, has Cabinet taken since 27 November 2023 concerning New Zealand's position on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and on what dates were those decisions taken?

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Vanushi Walters

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  Has the Government withdrawn, revoked, qualified or otherwise altered New Zealand's April 2010 statement of support for the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and if so, on what date and by what means?

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Vanushi Walters

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  Does the Government continue to support the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, as announced by New Zealand at the United Nations in April 2010?

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Kieran McAnulty

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  Further to his reply to Question 6037 (2026), how much, if anything, was paid to Martin Jenkins for services provided to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development for its Assurance Review of the Large Scale Projects programme?

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Vanushi Walters

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  Which provisions, if any, of draft resolution A/80/L.107 adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 31 August 2026 does the Government consider fall outside the bounds of New Zealand's engagement with the United Nations Declaration…

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Vanushi Walters

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  What is meant by the statement, made in New Zealand's explanation of vote to the United Nations General Assembly on 31 August 2026, that New Zealand's existing legal and constitutional framework, including the Treaty of Waitangi, defines…

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Vanushi Walters

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  Did the Minister of Foreign Affairs personally approve the text of the explanation of vote delivered by New Zealand's representative following the 31 August 2026 United Nations General Assembly vote on draft resolution A/80/L.107, and if…

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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  Further to his reply to Question 6037 (2026), what was the total cost incurred by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development for the Assurance Review of the Large Scale Projects programme?

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Vanushi Walters

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  Who drafted and who approved the explanation of vote delivered by New Zealand's representative to the United Nations General Assembly on 31 August 2026 following the adoption of draft resolution A/80/L.107 concerning the participation of…

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Vanushi Walters

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  What consultation, if any, took place with Pacific Islands Forum members 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…

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Vanushi Walters

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  What representations, if any, did any other government make to New Zealand about how it should vote on draft resolution A/80/L.107 concerning the participation of Indigenous Peoples' representatives at the United Nations, and on what dates…

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Kieran McAnulty

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  When, if at all, does he expect to release the findings of the Assurance Review of the Large Scale Projects programme that he received in December 2025?

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Vanushi Walters

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  What consideration, if any, did the Government give to the positions of the Member States voting against draft resolution A/80/L.107 on 31 August 2026, namely Argentina, Israel and the United States?

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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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Vanushi Walters

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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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Vanushi Walters

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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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Vanushi Walters

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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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Vanushi Walters

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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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Vanushi Walters

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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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Kieran McAnulty

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  Further to his reply to Question 6038 (2026), when, if at all, did he provide Cabinet with an oversight of the findings of the Assurance Review of the Large Scale Projects programme and what were the key findings he reported?