31778 (2025). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

31778 (2025). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: What advice, reports, briefings, aide memoires, or any other documents has the Minister or any member of their Office seen, if any, about New Zealand halting funding to the Cook Islands by title and date?

Rt Hon Winston Peters: In my capacity as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, my office received the attached aides-memoire, briefings, memos, notes, reports, and advice from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on the stated topic. It is not in the public interest to release one further title received, to avoid prejudicing international relations and to protect the free and frank expression of opinions.