37408 (2025). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

Written Question

Published date: 14 Aug 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	37408 (2025)
Question asked:	31 Jul 2025
Member asking:	Teanau Tuiono
Portfolio:	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Minister replying:	Rt Hon Winston Peters
Answer received:	10 Aug 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_37408_2025
Document guid:	fa7f2f0a-56f6-4a0c-8be9-605566452817

37408 (2025). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: Regarding the Ministerial statement to the House on July 22 that the pending ICJ genocide case against Israel “still doesn't obligate the rest of us needing to be considering the merit or otherwise of such a claim and to see whether it is substantial or not”, when does the Minister expect New Zealand to adopt a position on whether the genocide claim is substantial or not?

Rt Hon Winston Peters: The case is at an early stage and is likely to take several years. It would be inappropriate for New Zealand to pre-judge the Court's decisions.