51801 (2025). Teanau Tuiono to the Associate Minister of Justice

Written Question

Published date: 13 Nov 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	51801 (2025)
Question asked:	30 Oct 2025
Member asking:	Teanau Tuiono
Portfolio:	Associate Minister of Justice
Minister replying:	Hon Nicole McKee
Answer received:	09 Nov 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_51801_2025
Document guid:	31b000f2-dee0-4a5b-a9b5-4dac2282ca59

51801 (2025). Teanau Tuiono to the Associate Minister of Justice: What contributions, if any, has the Minister or any office they are responsible for made to inform the Governments position on the upcoming United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) in its 23rd and 24th periodic UN reviews by date and title?

Hon Nicole McKee: The Minister of Justice is leading the delegation to New Zealand’s review of its 23rd and 24th reports under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) in Geneva on 25-26 November. The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has produced a list of key areas of interest. The Ministry of Justice has been working with relevant agencies to prepare materials covering those issues. Neither I nor my office has contributed to the government’s position on this review.