9. Hon MARK GOSCHE (Labour—Maungakiekie) Link to this
to the Minister of Immigration
What initiatives is the Government taking to strengthen New Zealand’s border security?
Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE (Minister of Immigration) Link to this
New Zealand has recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ambassador of the United States that provides for the sharing of information on border security. The Regional Movement Alert List will enhance New Zealand’s ability to detect lost, stolen, or invalid travel documents that travellers are attempting to use.
Hon DAVID CUNLIFFE Link to this
Since 2003 New Zealand and Australia have had a similar arrangement to the Regional Movement Alert List. In 2004-05, 660 people were prevented from boarding flights to New Zealand who had either security alerts against them or travel documents that were invalid or stolen.
Is the Minister aware that Britain has signed a memorandum of understanding with Jordan and Libya and is working on signing one with Algeria; if the Minister is aware of that, will he recommend that the Prime Minister talk to Tony Blair whilst he is in this country to ask how it is done so that we can send Mr Zaoui packing at the earliest possible moment?