29403 (2026). Rt Hon Chris Hipkins to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

Written Question

Published date: 07 Jul 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	29403 (2026)
Question asked:	22 Jun 2026
Member asking:	Rt Hon Chris Hipkins
Portfolio:	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Minister replying:	Rt Hon Winston Peters
Answer received:	30 Jun 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_29403_2026
Document guid:	9d2941b4-1ab8-483a-9e5c-d9fb84671da4

29403 (2026). Rt Hon Chris Hipkins to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: Did Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade officials travel to Toronto, Canada during Minister Jones’s attendance at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Convention in March 2025 and if so, on what dates, if any, did they attend official meetings, functions or events with the Minister?

Rt Hon Winston Peters: Yes. New Zealand’s then High Commissioner travelled from Ottawa to Toronto from 2 to 5 March 2025 to support Minister Jones at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Convention. This included attending engagements with Canadian provincial and federal ministers, companies interested in mining and processing in New Zealand, and New Zealand companies exhibiting at PDAC. She also represented New Zealand as an observer at the Minerals Security Partnership Principals’ meeting held on the margins of PDAC.