39595 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Prime Minister

Written Question

Published date: 21 Sep 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	39595 (2026)
Question asked:	06 Sep 2026
Member asking:	Teanau Tuiono
Portfolio:	Prime Minister
Minister replying:	Rt Hon Christopher Luxon
Answer received:	15 Sep 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_39595_2026
Document guid:	2e45cc6d-75d4-468e-ab62-1e62987f0661

39595 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Prime Minister: What consideration, if any, has the Prime Minister given to statements by U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau that the Penrhyn Port project builds on the Critical Minerals Framework the United States and the Cook Islands agreed to earlier this year?

Rt Hon Christopher Luxon: This matter falls within the Foreign Affairs portfolio. I refer the member to the response to Written Parliamentary Question 39604 (2026) provided by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rt Hon Winston Peters.