39767 (2026). Vanushi Walters to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

Written Question

Published date: 21 Sep 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	39767 (2026)
Question asked:	07 Sep 2026
Member asking:	Vanushi Walters
Portfolio:	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Minister replying:	Rt Hon Winston Peters
Answer received:	15 Sep 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_39767_2026
Document guid:	a6165cef-3c41-4207-a39b-9b27a6956371

39767 (2026). Vanushi Walters to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: Will the text of any statement or intervention delivered on New Zealand's behalf at the formal Pacific Islands Forum leaders' meeting on 2 September 2026 be published, and if not, why not?

Rt Hon Winston Peters: Meetings of Pacific Islands Forum members are, by convention, closed to the public in order to encourage free, open and frank discussion. Decisions taken by Forum members are published at the conclusion of meetings, in this case via the Leaders’ Joint Communique.