35340 (2026). Vanushi Walters to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

Written Question

Published date: 21 Aug 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	35340 (2026)
Question asked:	06 Aug 2026
Member asking:	Vanushi Walters
Portfolio:	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Minister replying:	Rt Hon Winston Peters
Answer received:	16 Aug 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_35340_2026
Document guid:	b090eab8-777c-4f74-9274-93d818adf40b

35340 (2026). Vanushi Walters to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: Does he agree with the Prime Minister’s statement in the House on 5 August 2026, in answer to oral question No. 8, that in relation to the remarks made in the general debate on 29 July 2026 “the Speaker made a ruling that those remarks were unacceptable”?

Rt Hon Winston Peters: We have no ministerial responsibility for the Prime Minister's statment about remarks made as Leader of New Zealand First.