37040 (2026). Vanushi Walters to the Prime Minister

Written Question

Published date: 01 Sep 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	37040 (2026)
Question asked:	18 Aug 2026
Member asking:	Vanushi Walters
Portfolio:	Prime Minister
Minister replying:	Rt Hon Christopher Luxon
Answer received:	26 Aug 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_37040_2026
Document guid:	deb63aa8-41c7-41c3-8157-26ab48a2e1fc

37040 (2026). Vanushi Walters to the Prime Minister: Further to the reply to question 35324 (2026), what other correspondence, if any, has his office received from the Cabinet Office concerning the remarks made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Parliament on 29 July 2026, and on what dates?

Rt Hon Christopher Luxon: In my capacity as Prime Minister, I am the responsible minister for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC). I have received no further correspondence from the Cabinet Office, a business unit of DPMC, relating to the Rt Hon Winston Peters’ comments to Lawrence Xu-Nan during the Parliamentary debate on 29 July 2026.