5188 (2024). Hon Peeni Henare to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

5188 (2024). Hon Peeni Henare to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: As of April 8, 2024, what, if any, briefings, reports, aides memoire, memos, advice, or other documents has the Minister seen regarding AUKUS, by date and title?

Rt Hon Winston Peters: In my capacity as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, I received the following joint submissions from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and the Ministry of Defence: • [Withheld section 6(a)]: Background and New Zealand Messaging (30 November 2023), publicly available on the Ministry of Defence website here: https://www.defence.govt.nz/publications/publication/AUKUS-Background-and-New-Zealand-Messaging • AUKUS: Managing New Zealand’s Strategic Interests (24 January 2024) , publicly available on the Ministry of Defence website here: https://www.defence.govt.nz/publications/publication/AUKUS-Managing-New-Zealand-s-Strategic-Interests In addition, I received the following joint briefing from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and the Ministry of Defence, which included briefing on AUKUS: • Master brief: ANZMIN 2+2 Melbourne 1 February 2024 (29 January 2024), soon to be publicly available on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade website here: Media and resources | New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (mfat.govt.nz)