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Francisco Hernandez

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  How much, if any, did the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, spend on consultancy costs, from 1 July 2024 - 30 June 2025?

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Francisco Hernandez

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  How much, if any, was spent in the 2023/24 financial year in the Minister's departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, on artificial intelligence, including costs on training…

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Francisco Hernandez

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  How much, if any, did the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, spend on consultancy costs, from 1 July 2025 - 30 June 2026?

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Francisco Hernandez

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  How much was the total cost in New Zealand dollar terms, if any, of redundancy processes initiated, if any, in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, since 27…

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Francisco Hernandez

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  How many redundancy processes have been initiated, if any, in the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, since 27 November 2023?

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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 24 August 2026, by title and date?

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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 24 August 2026, by title and date?

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Teanau Tuiono

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 24 August 2026, by title and date?

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Teanau Tuiono

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  What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 24 August 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

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Teanau Tuiono

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 24 August 2026, by title and date?

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Teanau Tuiono

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  What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 24 August 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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  Has the Minister of Foreign Affairs received advice on the proposed International Panel on Inequality at the United Nations?

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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  Has the New Zealand Government been in communication with the Government of the Republic of South Africa about the proposed International Panel on Inequality?

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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  Has the New Zealand Government been invited to participate in the proposed International Panel on Inequality at the United Nations?

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Vanushi Walters

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  What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 24 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Vanushi Walters

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  What aides-mémoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, or any other advice, if any, has the Minister or their Office received during the week beginning 24 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Vanushi Walters

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 24 August 2026, by title and date?

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Vanushi Walters

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 24 August 2026, by title and date?

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Teanau Tuiono

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  Does the Minister and/or their office, or any Department for which they are responsible, have any contracts with Palantir and if so what?

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Teanau Tuiono

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  What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp, signal, or any other form of electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of their office sent or received about Palantir by date and title?

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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 17 August 2026, by title and date?

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Teanau Tuiono

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 17 August 2026, by title and date?

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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 17 August 2026, by title and date?

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Teanau Tuiono

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  What papers, if any, did the Minister take to Cabinet during the week beginning 17 August 2026, by title and date?

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Teanau Tuiono

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  What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 17 August 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

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Teanau Tuiono

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  What events or meetings, if any, did the Minister decline to attend during the week beginning 17 August 2026, including location, event description, and attendees?

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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

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Vanushi Walters

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

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Vanushi Walters

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

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Vanushi Walters

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

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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

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Vanushi Walters

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

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Vanushi Walters

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

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Vanushi Walters

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

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Vanushi Walters

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

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Vanushi Walters

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

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Vanushi Walters

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  Further to reply 35434 (2026), does any threshold, criterion, or guidance govern when a change in voting position requires ministerial consultation rather than decision by officials alone; if not, does he consider such guidance desirable?

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Vanushi Walters

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  Further to reply 35434 (2026), is the process described, consultation between the Permanent Mission and Wellington officials where material facts emerge after instructions issue, recorded in any manual, standing instruction, or written…

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Vanushi Walters

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  Further to reply 35431 (2026), on how many occasions since 1 January 2016 has New Zealand's voting position on a United Nations General Assembly resolution changed between the issuing of written voting instructions and the casting of the…

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Vanushi Walters

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  Further to reply 35338 (2026), on what date did his conversation with the Prime Minister about the remarks of 29 July 2026 take place, and was it before or after question time on 5 August 2026?

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Vanushi Walters

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  Further to reply 35341 (2026), does any written record exist of the communication between the senior MFAT secondees prior to question time on 5 August 2026?

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Vanushi Walters

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  Further to reply 35341 (2026), did the senior MFAT secondee in DPMC convey the substance of that communication to any member of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, the Prime Minister's Office, or the Prime Minister's staff…

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Vanushi Walters

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  Further to reply 35341 (2026), what prompted the communication between the senior MFAT secondees in OMFA and DPMC prior to question time on 5 August 2026, including whether it was prompted by the lodging or anticipation of oral questions…

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Vanushi Walters

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  Further to reply 35341 (2026), on what date and at what time did the senior MFAT secondees in OMFA and DPMC communicate about this matter prior to question time on 5 August 2026, and was that the first communication between them on this…

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Vanushi Walters

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  Further to reply 35396 (2026), at what time on 30 July 2026 did the senior MFAT secondees in DPMC and MFAT discuss this matter, and was that discussion oral or in writing?

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Vanushi Walters

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  Further to reply 35409 (2026), at what time on 30 July 2026 was he informed of the representations by the senior MFAT secondee in his office, and was that before or after the discussion between the senior MFAT secondees in OMFA and DPMC…

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Vanushi Walters

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  Further to reply 35402 (2026), at what time on 30 July 2026 was the email by the Unit Manager of the North Asia Division sent, and at what time was it received by, or its contents conveyed to, the senior MFAT secondee in his office?

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Vanushi Walters

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  Further to reply 35408 (2026), how is the reply that there was "one conversation between MFAT and the Chinese Embassy on this matter" to be reconciled with the two telephone calls disclosed in replies 35384 and 35391 (2026), and will he…

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Vanushi Walters

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  Further to reply 35368 (2026), has any head of mission or diplomat of any country other than the People's Republic of China raised the remarks of 29 July 2026, or the state of the New Zealand–China relationship, with him, his office, or…