43728 (2024). Teanau Tuiono to the Prime Minister
Written Question
Published date: 28 Jul 2024
43728 (2024). Teanau Tuiono to the Prime Minister: What reports, briefings, memos, aides-memoire, notes, or written advice, if any, has the Prime Minister received regarding the 2024 NATO Summit in Washington, by title and date?
Rt Hon Christopher Luxon: As Prime Minister, I regularly request and receive advice from officials on a range of matters. In my capacity as the Prime Minister, I received the following documents relating to the 2024 NATO Summit in Washington from my officials in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC):
• Brief for PM Luxon meeting with Ambassador Udall, 1 July 2024, 1 July 2024
• Three briefing packs provided on 5 July 2024:
1. Rt Hon Christopher Luxon, Prime Minister Visit to the United States, 8 – 12 July 2024: Briefing Material, Tuesday 9 July
2. Rt Hon Christopher Luxon, Prime Minister Visit to the United States, 8 – 12 July 2024: Briefing Material, Wednesday 10 July
3. Rt Hon Christopher Luxon, Prime Minister Visit to the United States, 8 – 12 July 2024: Briefing Material, Thursday 11 July
• Visit Programme at 5 July: Overseas Visit by the Right Honourable Christopher Luxon Prime Minister of New Zealand to the United States 8 – 13 July 2024, 5 July 2024
• Cabinet Paper: Proposed Overseas Travel: Rt Hon Christopher Luxon – United States, 8-12 July 2024, 1 July 2024
• Rt Hon Christopher Luxon, Prime Minister Visit to the United States, 8 – 12 July 2024:8 – 12 July 2024: Overview and Background Views, 27 June 2024
I have received briefings from the Policy Advisory Group, a business unit of DPMC, during the requested timeframe however I am not releasing the titles of these briefings.
Furthermore, staff in my office may informally receive documents, including draft documents, from my officials in DPMC and from other agencies, and from Ministers’ offices. This information is not held in a format that can be easily extracted within the time frame.