Foreign Affairs Portfolio

Oral questions - recent two months

• Human Rights, West Papua—United Nations Secretary-General’s Statement 8 Sep 2011

Older oral questions

• Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ministry—2010-11 Human Resources Contracts 7 Jul 2011
• Diplomats—Actions 16 Jun 2011
• United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf—Consultation with Tāngata Whenua 8 Jun 2011
• Development Assistance
  • Advice on Shift of Focus 7 Jun 2011
  • Shift in Primary Focus 7 Apr 2011
• Egypt, Protests—Government’s Position on Presidential Resignation 9 Feb 2011
• Rapa Nui / Easter Island Land Protests—Government Position 15 Dec 2010
• Israel—Gaza Blockade 2 Jun 2010
• Burma—Officials Studying in New Zealand 22 Apr 2010
• Whaling, Commercial—Reintroduction 18 Mar 2010
• Whaling
  • Government Position 18 Nov 2010
  • Catch Limits for Southern Ocean 27 Apr 2010
  • Arrest of Peter Bethune by Japanese Authorities 16 Mar 2010
• Dalai Lama—Meetings with Ministers 19 Nov 2009
• International Non-aggression Measures
  • Government Support 23 Jun 2010
  • Government 17 Nov 2009
• United Nations Human Development Report—New Zealand Results (advance) 27 Oct 2009
• Afghanistan
  • Transfer of Prisoners Taken by SAS 17 Aug 2010
  • Women’s Rights 20 Aug 2009
• SAS, Deployment in Afghanistan—UN Security Council Resolution 16 Jun 2009
• SAS—Deployment in Afghanistan 7 May 2009
• Nuclear Disarmament
  • Support for United Nations Resolutions 24 Sep 2009
  • New Zealand Commitment 8 Apr 2009
• Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
  • Government Support 10 May 2011
  • Recognition of Māori Rights 30 Jul 2009
  • Discussion with Australia 2 Apr 2009
  • Government Position 31 Mar 2009
  • Government Position 31 Mar 2009
• NZAID—Structural Changes and Focus 26 Mar 2009
• Pacific Region
  • Governments 6 Aug 2008
  • Electoral Systems 5 Aug 2008
  • Governments 31 Jul 2008
• New Zealand - United States—Diplomatic Relationship 29 Jul 2008
• Tibet—Independent Observers 20 Mar 2008
• Terrorism Suppression Act—Government Conduct 21 Feb 2008
• Combined Threat Assessment Group—Reports 10 Oct 2007
• Air New Zealand—Charter Flights 16 Aug 2007
• Overseas Aid—Announcements 15 May 2007
• Tonga—Inquiry into New Zealand's Relationship 21 Nov 2006
• Climate Change
  • Sink Credits 15 May 2007
  • APEC Summit 15 Nov 2006
• Indigenous Rights—Consultation 19 Oct 2006
• Rights of Indigenous Peoples—Draft United Nations Declaration 12 Oct 2006
• North Korean Nuclear Test—New Zealand Response 10 Oct 2006
• Polish Prison—New Zealand Detainee 13 Sep 2006
• Foreign Affairs, Minister
  • Samoa Visit 31 Jul 2008
  • Media 25 Jul 2006
• Aid
  • Quality of Programmes (advance) 20 Oct 2009
  • New Zealand’s Contribution 18 Jul 2006
• Indonesia—Bilateral Aid 22 Jun 2006
• Aid Policy, Pacific—International Whaling Commission 21 Jun 2006
• Human Rights
  • China 19 Mar 2008
  • China 13 Mar 2008
  • United Nations Special Rapporteur's Report 5 Apr 2006
• Cook Islands—New Zealand’s Relations with Pacific Island Neighbours 23 Mar 2006
• Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ministry Officials—Confidence 2 Mar 2006
• Seed Sterilisation—Government Position 1 Mar 2006
• United Nations Commission on Human Rights—Guantanamo Bay Detention Centre 23 Feb 2006
• Overseas Posts—Operation 16 Feb 2006
• United States Relationship—Australian Assistance 6 Dec 2005
• Foreign Policies—Confidence 22 Nov 2005
• China
  • Trade Deficit 7 Dec 2005
  • Trade 17 Nov 2005
• Foreign Policy
  • Confidence 13 Dec 2005
  • Confidence 16 Nov 2005
• United Nations—Tangata Whenua Consultation 15 Nov 2005