25363 (2026). Vanushi Walters to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

Written Question

Published date: 16 Jun 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	25363 (2026)
Question asked:	02 Jun 2026
Member asking:	Vanushi Walters
Portfolio:	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Minister replying:	Rt Hon Winston Peters
Answer received:	10 Jun 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_25363_2026
Document guid:	67205e89-487a-4977-950a-9d47cac92206

25363 (2026). Vanushi Walters to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: What new operating or capital funding allocated to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Budget 2026, if any, will be used to restore climate finance reduced in the 2025/26 financial year, and what is the value of any such restoration?

Rt Hon Winston Peters: Budget 2026 contained NZ$109.8 million in Crown and departmental funding to increase New Zealand’s development and humanitarian assistance to the Pacific and Indo-Pacific for the 2027-30 triennium, including for climate change. Programming for the new funding received in Budget 2026 will be driven by the Ministry’s strategic planning process for the new triennium, which will confirm the geographic balance and thematic priorities for the International Development Cooperation Programme. No decisions have been made yet on the level of funding that specific countries, programmes or thematic priorities will receive for the 2027-30 triennium.