37000 (2025). Lemauga Lydia Sosene to the Minister of Internal Affairs

Written Question

Published date: 11 Aug 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	37000 (2025)
Question asked:	29 Jul 2025
Member asking:	Lemauga Lydia Sosene
Portfolio:	Minister of Internal Affairs
Minister replying:	Hon Brooke van Velden
Answer received:	05 Aug 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_37000_2025
Document guid:	88932bc2-b46f-4e42-9b2b-3b0186ca357f

37000 (2025). Lemauga Lydia Sosene to the Minister of Internal Affairs: Did she take the proposal to redesign New Zealand passports to have English words before Te Reo words to Cabinet, if so, on what date?

Hon Brooke van Velden: The proposal to change the order of the English and Te Reo Māori words on New Zealand passports was not taken to Cabinet.