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Vanushi Walters

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  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?

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  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?

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Vanushi Walters

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  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…

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Vanushi Walters

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  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…

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Vanushi Walters

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  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…

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Vanushi Walters

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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 joint statement on the submarine…

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Vanushi Walters

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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 International Engagement Strategy?

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Vanushi Walters

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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 including the Joint Heads of Pacific…

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Teanau Tuiono

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  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…

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Teanau Tuiono

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  What correspondence, if any, including letters, emails, text messages, WhatsApp messages, Signal messages, or any other form of written or electronic communication, has the Minister or any member of the Minister’s office sent or received…

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Vanushi Walters

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  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…

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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Vanushi Walters

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  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…

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Vanushi Walters

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  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?

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Vanushi Walters

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  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…

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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 3 August 2026, listed by agency, title and date received?

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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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 3 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 3 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 3 August 2026, by title and date?

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Vanushi Walters

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  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…

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Vanushi Walters

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  Does he agree with the statement made by the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China on 30 July 2026, following remarks made in the New Zealand Parliament on 29 July 2026, expressing the hope that…

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Vanushi Walters

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  Has the Prime Minister asked him to apologise for, withdraw, or clarify the remarks he made during the general debate in the House on 29 July 2026; if so, on what date, and what was his response?

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Vanushi Walters

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  Does he stand by his statement to media at Parliament on 4 August 2026 that his conversation with the Prime Minister about the remarks he made in the general debate in the House on 29 July 2026 was “private”?

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Vanushi Walters

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  Does he agree with the Prime Minister’s statement in the House on 5 August 2026, when asked whether the New Zealand Government had conveyed any form of apology to the Chinese Government, “We don’t need to. No, we haven’t.”?

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Vanushi Walters

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  Does he agree with the Prime Minister’s statement in the House on 5 August 2026, in answer to oral question No. 8, that in relation to the remarks made in the general debate on 29 July 2026 “the Speaker made a ruling that those remarks…

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Vanushi Walters

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  Did he or his office inform the Prime Minister or the Office of the Prime Minister, at any time before question time on 5 August 2026, that the Chinese Embassy in New Zealand had lodged representations with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs…

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Vanushi Walters

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  Does he agree with the Prime Minister’s statement in the House on 5 August 2026, in answer to a supplementary question to oral question No. 8 asking whether the New Zealand Government had received any formal complaints from the Chinese…

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Vanushi Walters

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  Does he agree with the Prime Minister’s statement in the House on 5 August 2026, in answer to oral question No. 8, that New Zealand’s relationship with China “is in very good heart and is in very good shape”?

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Vanushi Walters

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  Does he agree with the Prime Minister’s answer of “Yes, I do” when asked by media in Tauranga on 31 July 2026 whether he considered the remarks made by him in the general debate in the House on 29 July 2026 to be racist?

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Vanushi Walters

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  Does he agree with the Prime Minister’s statement to media in Tauranga on 31 July 2026 that the remarks made by him in the general debate in the House on 29 July 2026 were “very offensive and completely inappropriate”?

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Vanushi Walters

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  Has he conveyed an apology, expression of regret, or clarification to any foreign government in respect of statements he has made since 27 November 2023; if so, to which governments and on what dates?

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  Of any démarches, formal representations, protests, or expressions of concern received by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade from foreign missions concerning statements by New Zealand Ministers since 27 November 2023, how many, if…

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  How many démarches, formal representations, protests, or expressions of concern, if any, has the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade received from foreign missions concerning statements made by New Zealand Ministers since 27 November…

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Vanushi Walters

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  Has he received any correspondence from the Race Relations Commissioner or the Human Rights Commission concerning the remarks he made during the general debate in the House on 29 July 2026; if so, on what date, and has he replied?

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Vanushi Walters

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  How many items of correspondence, if any, has he received from members of the public concerning the remarks he made during the general debate in the House on 29 July 2026, between that date and 5 August 2026?

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Vanushi Walters

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  Has the Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade raised any concern with him regarding the effect of the remarks made in the New Zealand Parliament on 29 July 2026 on the Ministry’s ability to conduct New Zealand’s relationship with the…

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Vanushi Walters

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  How many briefings, if any, has he received from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade relating to the remarks made in the New Zealand Parliament on 29 July 2026 and their consequences, between that date and 5 August 2026, and on what…

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Vanushi Walters

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  Has he sought advice from the Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade concerning the remarks made in the New Zealand Parliament on 29 July 2026 or the Chinese response to them; if so, on what date?

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Vanushi Walters

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  What steps, if any, is he taking as Minister of Foreign Affairs in response to the call by the Chinese Embassy in New Zealand, in its statement of 30 July 2026, for New Zealand to create an “open, inclusive and non-discriminatory…

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Vanushi Walters

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  Does he consider the remarks he made during the general debate in the House on 29 July 2026 to be consistent with his statement of November 2025, quoted by him in the House on 5 August 2026, that “The coalition Government is committed to…

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Vanushi Walters

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  Has any Chinese entity raised the remarks made in the New Zealand Parliament on 29 July 2026 in the context of any contract, procurement, or commercial negotiation to which the Crown or a Crown entity is a party; if so, which?

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Vanushi Walters

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  Does he stand by his statement in the House on 5 August 2026, in answer to oral question No. 6, that he stands by “our decision to approve the procurement of two state-of-the-art ferries from a Chinese shipyard”, and has any aspect of that…

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Vanushi Walters

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  How many items of correspondence, if any, has he received from New Zealand exporters, education providers, or tourism operators concerning the remarks made in the New Zealand Parliament on 29 July 2026, between that date and 5 August 2026?

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Vanushi Walters

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  Has he received any advice concerning risks to New Zealand nationals or New Zealand businesses operating in the People’s Republic of China arising from the remarks made in the New Zealand Parliament on 29 July 2026; if so, on what date?

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Vanushi Walters

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  What assessment, if any, has the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade provided to him of possible trade, tourism, international education, investment, or consular consequences arising from the remarks made in the New Zealand Parliament on…

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Vanushi Walters

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  Has he sought any assurance from Chinese counterparts that the New Zealand–China relationship is unaffected by the remarks made in the New Zealand Parliament on 29 July 2026; if so, on what date, and what assurance was given?

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Vanushi Walters

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  Has any Chinese ministerial or official visit to New Zealand planned for the remainder of 2026 been altered, deferred, or cancelled since 29 July 2026; if so, which, and in what way?

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  Have any meetings, visits, calls, delegations, negotiations, or official engagements between New Zealand and the People’s Republic of China been postponed, cancelled, declined, deferred, or rescheduled since 29 July 2026; if so, which, and…

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  On what basis does he assess that New Zealand’s relationship with the People’s Republic of China is unaffected by the remarks made in the New Zealand Parliament on 29 July 2026 and the representations lodged by the Chinese Embassy with the…

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Vanushi Walters

List MP · Labour Party

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  Has he met, spoken with, or corresponded with the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to New Zealand at any time between 29 July 2026 and 5 August 2026; if so, on what dates?

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Vanushi Walters

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  Has he sought a meeting with the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to New Zealand at any time since 29 July 2026; if not, why not?

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Vanushi Walters

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  Does he stand by his statement in the House on 5 August 2026, in a supplementary question to oral question No. 8, quoting the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to New Zealand as saying “We have absolutely no interest in being…