48392 (2025). Vanushi Walters to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

Written Question

Published date: 17 Oct 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	48392 (2025)
Question asked:	05 Oct 2025
Member asking:	Vanushi Walters
Portfolio:	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Minister replying:	Rt Hon Winston Peters
Answer received:	13 Oct 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_48392_2025
Document guid:	b322b0e4-1bea-4512-9710-92f2ebd68971

48392 (2025). Vanushi Walters to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: When MFAT told Israel “several times” that it expected New Zealanders involved in the Gaza flotilla to be "treated in a manner consistent with international law", who in the Israeli Government did MFAT deliver these representations to?

Rt Hon Winston Peters: Representations were made by New Zealand Embassy officials to multiple officials within the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. These included: - The Head of the Ministry's Consular Division; - The Deputy Director General and Head of the Asia and Pacific Division; and - The Director of the Pacific Department