9604 (2026). Camilla Belich to the Minister of Climate Change

9604 (2026). Camilla Belich to the Minister of Climate Change: What international travel, if any, has been undertaken by the Minister or any member of the Minister's office since 27 November 2023, listed by destination, purpose, dates of travel, and total cost including flights, accommodation, and per diems?

Hon Simon Watts: Corrected reply: I refer the Member to the attached Table that provides the international travel undertaken by Ministry for the Environment staff based my office since November 2023. 7-15 December 2023 UAE, COP28 to lead New Zealand’s delegation to the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28) and meet with climate action stakeholders 14-20 April 2024 Singapore, Thailand Philippines Accompanied PM Luxon to engage with priority partners in Southeast Asia 12-17 May 2024 Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Tuvalu Travelled with Minister Peters and Minister Reti to engage with Pacific partners 4-6 June 2024 Singapore Travel to sign the IPEF Clean Economy Agreement and attend the IPEF Investor Forum and Ministerial Meeting, travelled with Minister McClay 20 -24 July 2024 China travel to attend the 8th Ministerial meeting on Climate Action (MoCA) in Wuhan, China from Saturday 20 July to Wednesday 24 July. Stopover in Shanghai on Tuesday 23 July to engage with New Zealand businesses on sustainability trends in China. 30-31 July 2024 Travel to attend the Australia – New Zealand Climate and Finance Ministers’ Meeting, In Brisbane, Australia, travelled with Minister Willis. 2 - 3 October 2024 Sydney, Australia, travel to attend the Pacific Climate Change Ministerial Talanoa 13 – 24 November 2024 Travel to Baku, Azerbaijan via London, England from 13 November to 24 November UK 14-16 November, Azerbaijan 17-22 November to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP29) and meet with climate action stakeholders. 30 September – 2 October 2024 to attend the Pacific Island Countries’ Climate Change Ministerial Talanoa with Australia and New Zealand on 30 September - 2 October 2024 26-29 August 2025 Korea 26-29 August, China 29 August travel to Busan, Korea to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Energy Ministers’ Meeting and Beijing, China to attend the New Zealand-China Ministerial Climate Change Dialogue, from 26 August to 30 August 2025 16-22 November 2025 to attend the 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP30), and a New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) hosted event showcasing New Zealand Technology companies to the Brazilian market Further information on expenses by Ministerial offices is publicly available and released quarterly; this can be found on the Department of Internal Affairs Website (https://www.dia.govt.nz/Ministers-expense-releases). This information includes domestic and international air travel, and surface travel.