523 (2024). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister of Defence

523 (2024). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister of Defence: What reports, briefings, memos, aides-memoire, notes or written advice, if any, did the Minister receive concerning the AUKUS trilateral security pact between 24 November 2023 and 12 February 2024 (both dates inclusive), by title and date?

Hon Judith Collins: In my capacity as the Minister of Defence, I received the following joint briefings from the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade: • Joint briefing note: [title partially withheld in accordance with section 6a of the Official Information Act 1982]: Background and New Zealand Messaging, 30 November 2023 • Joint submission: AUKUS: Managing New Zealand’s Strategic Interests, 24 January 2024 I have also received briefing material regarding AUKUS within the following four documents: • Briefing pack: South Pacific Defence Ministers’ Meeting 4-6 December, 30 November 2023 • Briefing pack: Defence Ministers’ Meeting 2024, received 29 January 2024 • Briefing pack: Australia-New Zealand Foreign and Defence Ministers Meeting 1 February 2024, 30 January 2024 • Briefing pack: Foreign Affair, Defence, and Trade Committee, 12 February