Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Official Information Act 1982 request — communications regarding social media amplification of India FTA messaging

Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Joshua Riley on May 25, 2026.

Awaiting classification.

[UNCLASSIFIED] UNCLASSIFIED Tēnā koe Joshua Riley, On behalf of the Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade, please see attached the response...

Prime Minister Arden - President Biden communications

Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to RC on May 25, 2026.

Awaiting classification.

[UNCLASSIFIED] UNCLASSIFIED Kia ora RC Please see attached our response to your OIA request of 13 March 2026. Ngā mihi Whatupūaho | E...

Notification that New Zealand citizen had been kidnapped by Trump regime

Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Jeremy Nimmo on May 18, 2026.

Awaiting classification.

[UNCLASSIFIED] UNCLASSIFIED Kia ora, The response was sent to your email address on 22 December 2025 and is attached for your reference. ...

Everlee Wihongi - ICE and NZ government communications

Request to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by George Bryant. Annotated by Jeremy Nimmo on May 17, 2026.

Awaiting response.

I expect we will find, as in the kidnapping and torture of Sarah Shaw, that ICE made NO notification that they had kidnapped and tortured Everlee Wihon...

Basis for the claim that the NZ–India Free Trade Agreement cannot be renegotiated - Urgent processing requested

Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Joshua Riley on May 15, 2026.

Awaiting classification.

[UNCLASSIFIED] UNCLASSIFIED Tēnā koe Joshua Riley, On behalf of the Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade, please see attached the response...

Number of Staff in Public Relations or Communications Roles

Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to T Hayden on April 17, 2026.

Awaiting classification.

[UNCLASSIFIED] UNCLASSIFIED Tēnā koe Please see the attached letter concerning your OIA request. Ngā mihi Executive Services Divi...

European Language Proficiency

Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Liam Knight-Devlin on April 16, 2026.

Awaiting classification.

[UNCLASSIFIED] UNCLASSIFIED Tēnā koe Liam, On behalf of the Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade, please see attached the response to your...

s52 Information Request - Info Related to UN Handbook

Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Brynn Pierce on April 16, 2026.

Awaiting classification.

[UNCLASSIFIED] UNCLASSIFIED Tēnā koe Please see the attached letter concerning your OIA request. Ngā mihi Executive Services Divi...

The value of trade agreements completed with named countries in each of the last 10 years

Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Dr Robert Shaw on April 09, 2026.

Awaiting classification.

[UNCLASSIFIED] UNCLASSIFIED Kia ora, Please see the attached response to your OIA request. Kind regards Executive Services Division New Zealand Mi...

All communication between the Islamic Republic of Iran Government & the Sixth Labour Government on the topic of Israel & Palestine between 26/10/2017-27/11/2023

Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Jonpaul Cohen on April 02, 2026.

Awaiting classification.

[UNCLASSIFIED] UNCLASSIFIED Kia ora Jonpaul Cohen, Please see attached the response to your OIA request of 15 March 2026. Ngā mihi Executive Serv...

Number of Staff in Public Relations or Communications Roles at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to T Hayden on April 01, 2026.

Awaiting classification.

[UNCLASSIFIED] UNCLASSIFIED Tēnā koe T Hayden We are writing in regards to your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request of 4 March 2026...

Official visits

Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Francis Cole on March 25, 2026.

Awaiting classification.

[UNCLASSIFIED] UNCLASSIFIED Kia ora Francis Cole, Please see attached the response to your OIA request of 19 February 2026. Ngā mihi Executive Ser...

United Nations Vote on 'removing SOGI' on December 17 2025

Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Penny Claridge on February 19, 2026.

Awaiting classification.

[UNCLASSIFIED] UNCLASSIFIED Tēnā koe Please see the attached letter concerning your OIA request. Ngā mihi Executive Services Divi...

Reason for counselor service delays in Egypt

Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to M. S. on February 19, 2026.

Awaiting classification.

[UNCLASSIFIED] UNCLASSIFIED Dear M.S. Thank you for your email below. Karen Connelly in our Consular team will be happy to discuss and...

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 January 30, 2026.

Awaiting classification.

[UNCLASSIFIED] UNCLASSIFIED Tēnā koe Please see the attached letter concerning your OIA request. Ngā mihi Executive Services...

UK Tyranny

Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to S Hill on January 26, 2026.

Awaiting classification.

[UNCLASSIFIED] UNCLASSIFIED Tēnā koe Please see the attached letter concerning your OIA request. Ngā mihi Executive Services Divi...

Sharren Haskel visit to New Zealand

Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Ali Ahmed on December 10, 2025.

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...

How many terror-employing orgs do we fund?

Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to David Cumin on October 10, 2024.

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 November 21, 2025.

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...

We...?

Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Roger Brown on November 06, 2025.

Long overdue.

[UNCLASSIFIED] UNCLASSIFIED Tēnā koe Roger Brown We refer to your official information request of 04 November 2025, below. We have tran...

New Zealand's Awareness of Incidents Involving the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Policy Rationale for Non-Recognition of the State of Palestine

Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Yasir Shaikh on October 21, 2025.

Long overdue.

[UNCLASSIFIED] UNCLASSIFIED Tēnā koe Yasir Shaikh, We refer to your below OIA request, received on 30 September 2025. We are writing to...

Advice on recognition of a Palestinian state

Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Paul Harrington on October 17, 2025.

Long overdue.

[UNCLASSIFIED] UNCLASSIFIED Tēnā koe, Please find the attached response to your request Nga mihi Executive Services Division...

Government actions on Israel being found to be committing genocide

Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Mike Bell on October 16, 2025.

Awaiting classification.

[UNCLASSIFIED] UNCLASSIFIED Tēnā koe, Please find the attached response to your request for information Nga mihi Executive Se...

Request for Information Regarding Documents Containing Specific Keywords

Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to N. S. Hudson on October 10, 2025.

Awaiting classification.

[UNCLASSIFIED] UNCLASSIFIED Dear N.S. Hudson, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has re-reviewed our decision regarding your OIA requ...

Correspondence regarding Prime Minister's visit to China

Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to S. Fitzgerald on September 29, 2025.

Awaiting classification.

[UNCLASSIFIED] UNCLASSIFIED Kia ora S Fitzgerald, Please see attached the response to your OIA request of 20 August 2025. Ngā mihi Executive Servi...

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