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Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

A ministry, also called MFAT

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VIP and Trade Delegations
Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to V Tempsky on .
Successful.
[UNCLASSIFIED] UNCLASSIFIED   Tēnā koe   Please see the attached letter concerning your OIA request.   Ngā mihi   Executive Services...
Joint Statement on the Gaza Humanitarian Response
Follow up sent to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by John Wilson on .
Delayed.
Thank you for your email regarding the extension. I am no longer interested in pursuing this OIA request: "Joint Statement on the Gaza Humanitarian R...
Full text of treaty: NZ-Slovenia double taxation agreement 2024
Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to tyler on .
Awaiting classification.
[UNCLASSIFIED] UNCLASSIFIED Kia ora Tyler,   Thank you for your OIA request received on 14/02/26 for:    1) a copy of the SIGNED agreement...
MFAT Taiwan statement
Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to John Wilson on .
Refused.
[UNCLASSIFIED] UNCLASSIFIED Kia ora John Wilson, Please see attached the response to your OIA request of 1 January 2026. Ngā mihi Executive Servic...
David Seymour’s official visit to Argentina
Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to John Wilson on .
Delayed.
[UNCLASSIFIED] UNCLASSIFIED Tçnâ koe John,   We are writing in regards to your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request of 5 January 2026 w...
Venezuela
Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to John Wilson on .
Successful.
[UNCLASSIFIED] UNCLASSIFIED Tēnā koe John, Please see the attached information concerning your OIA request received on 3 January 2026. Ngā mihi Ex...
Gaza ceasefire violations
Request to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Andrew Riddell. Annotated by Andrew Riddell on .
Delayed.
MFAT delaying their responses to information requests seems to be their standard operating procedure. It is remarkable to me the MFAT does not seem t...
MFAT support for setting Lee Chi-cheung on fire
Request to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Jeremy Nimmo. Annotated by Jeremy Nimmo on .
Partially successful.
Very helpful. Documents confirm that Winston Peters, though he was primarily acting on the instructions of external 'partners' (his boss Donald Trump)...
United Nations Vote on 'removing SOGI' on December 17 2025
Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Penny Claridge on .
Awaiting classification.
[UNCLASSIFIED] UNCLASSIFIED Tçnâ koe Penny,   We are writing in regards to your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request of 3 January 2026...
Diplomatic implications of critical infrastructure controlled by foreign private individuals
Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Sam Brown on .
Refused.
[UNCLASSIFIED] UNCLASSIFIED Kia ora Sam Brown, Please see attached the response to your OIA of 5 January 2026. Ngā mihi Executive Services Divisio...
FTA between India and New Zealand
Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Hemant on .
Awaiting classification.
[UNCLASSIFIED] UNCLASSIFIED Kia ora Hemant,   Please see attached the response to your OIA request of 22 December 2025.   Ngā mihi   Ex...
Communications between the New Zealand Government and U.S. Presidents Donald Trump or Joe Biden since January 2021
Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to James Hart on .
Awaiting classification.
[UNCLASSIFIED] UNCLASSIFIED   Tēnā koe   Please see the attached letter concerning your OIA request.   Ngā mihi   Executive Services...
International Obligations Relating to NZ Support for Ukraine
Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Nigel Gray on .
Awaiting classification.
[UNCLASSIFIED] UNCLASSIFIED     Tçnâ koe   Please see the attached letter concerning your OIA request.   Ngâ mihi   Executive Servi...
Overseas Military and Aid Expenditure
Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Nigel Gray on .
Awaiting classification.
[UNCLASSIFIED] UNCLASSIFIED     Tēnā koe   Please see the attached letter concerning your OIA request.   Ngā mihi   Executive Servi...
UK Tyranny
Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to S Hill on .
Awaiting classification.
[UNCLASSIFIED] UNCLASSIFIED Tēnā koe   Please see the attached letter concerning your OIA request.   Ngā mihi   Executive Services Divi...
Communication with the President, Vice President and Secretary of State
Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to RC on .
Awaiting classification.
[UNCLASSIFIED] UNCLASSIFIED Kia ora,   Thank you for your OIA request received on 21/01/26 for:   o What level of communication, that the M...
Official visits
Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Francis Cole on .
Successful.
[UNCLASSIFIED] UNCLASSIFIED Tēnā koe Francis,   Please see the attached information concerning your OIA request received on 21 October 2025....
Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to John Wilson on .
Information not held.
[UNCLASSIFIED] UNCLASSIFIED Tēnā koe John Wilson, Please let me know if this PDF works. UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED
Praise/Thanks for not recognising a Palestinian state - correspondence
Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to John Wilson on .
Information not held.
[UNCLASSIFIED] UNCLASSIFIED Tēnā koe John Wilson,   Please find the attached response to your request   Nga mihi   Executive Services D...
Sharren Haskel visit to New Zealand
Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Ali Ahmed on .
Awaiting classification.
[UNCLASSIFIED] UNCLASSIFIED Kia ora Ali Ahmed, Please see attached the response to your OIA request of 29 October 2025. Ngā mihi Executive Service...
New Zealand citizens taking part in the Gaza genocide
Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Mohammed Khan on .
Successful.
[UNCLASSIFIED] UNCLASSIFIED Tēnā koe Please see the attached letter concerning your OIA request. Ngā mihi Executive Services Division New Zealand...
Notification that New Zealand citizen had been kidnapped by Trump regime
Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Jeremy Nimmo on .
Awaiting classification.
[UNCLASSIFIED] UNCLASSIFIED Kia ora Jeremy,   Thank you for your OIA request received on 26/11/2025 for:   o The full contents of the email...
Kidnapping of New Zealand citizen by Trump regime
Request to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Jeremy Nimmo. Annotated by Jeremy Nimmo on .
Successful.
To summarize the response from MFAT- while it is not clear at which point Shaw was even allowed to contact anyone outside the prison camp- the Trump re...
How many terror-employing orgs do we fund?
Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to David Cumin on .
Long overdue.
[UNCLASSIFIED] Kia ora,   Please see the attached correspondence regarding your recent OIA request.   Ngā mihi   Executive Services Divis...
Do you fund any other orgs that use hateful material?
Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to David Cumin on .
Awaiting classification.
[UNCLASSIFIED] UNCLASSIFIED Kia ora David,   Thank you for your OIA request received on 20/11/2025 for:   o If you (MFAT) wilfully fund any...

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