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The aim of the inter-parliamentary relations programme is to enhance international parliamentary democracy and knowledge by facilitating the New Zealand Parliament’s engagement with the global parliamentary community. Part of this programme includes bilateral visits to other parliaments and participation by members at international parliamentary conferences, seminars, exchanges and professional development events.

Outward delegations and visits

2013

Leader of delegation denoted by italics

Dates Event Delegates Related Documents
22-27 March 128th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly, Quito, Ecuador Hon Tau Henare New Zealand Parliament - New Zealand MPs participate in Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly
Louisa Wall
Jan Logie
9-10 February Pacific Women’s Parliamentary Partnerships Forum Dr Jackie Blue New Zealand Parliament - New Zealand Members of Parliament Support Pacific Women in Parliamentary Partnerships Forum
Louisa Wall
Asenati Lole-Taylor
27-31 January 21st Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) and bilateral visit to Republic of Korea Lindsay Tisch New Zealand Parliament - New Zealand parliamentarians to undertake bilateral visit and attend regional parliamentary forum
Iain Lees-Galloway
Denis Roche

2012

Dates Event Delegates Related Documents
17-24 November Australia and Pacific Regional CPA Conference Moana Mackey New Zealand Parliament - New Zealand Parliamentarians attend Regional Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference
Hon Dr Nick Smith
6-10 November CPA/WBI Study Group on Public Accounts Committees Paul Goldsmith New Zealand Parliament - Paul Goldsmith MP to attend Study Group on Public Accounts Committees
6-8 November CPA UK International Parliamentary Conference on Gender and Politics, London Nicky Wagner New Zealand Parliament - Nicky Wagner MP to attend International Parliamentary Conference on Gender and Politics
22-26 October 127th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly, Québec City, Canada Hon Tau Henare New Zealand Parliament - New Zealand MPs participate in Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly
Hon Damien O’Connor New Zealand Parliament - New Zealand Parliamentarian elected to Middle East Diplomacy Committee
Julie Anne Genter New Zealand Parliament - Parliamentarians need to “share the vision” with indigenous peoples
3-5 October ASPG Conference, Darwin, Australia Charles ChauvelLouise Upston New Zealand Parliament - New Zealand MPs Travel to Darwin for Australasian Study of Parliament Group Annual Conference
10-15 September 58th CPA Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference, Sri Lanka Hon Annette King Delegation Report J.2D
NZ MPs join parliamentarians to ensure a relevant Commonwealth for the future
Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi New Zealand Parliament - New Zealand parliamentarians support women's agenda at Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference
Le’aufa’amulia Asenati Lole-Taylor
23-27 July Pacific Mission Rt Hon Winston Peters
John Hayes
Su’a William Sio
Jan Logie
Alfred Ngaro
23-27 July 43rd Conference of Regional Presiding Officers and Clerks and the Twinning Conference Lindsay Tisch New Zealand Parliament - Assistant Speaker to attend regional conference in the Solomon Islands
1-14 July Speaker-led Delegation to United Kingdom, Croatia and Belgium Dr The Rt Hon Lockwood Smith Delegation Report J.2C
Darien Fenton Speakers’ delegation visit boosts NZ – Europe ties
Melissa Lee
Gareth Hughes
Denis O’Rourke
24-30 May 23 rd CPA Commonwealth Parliamentary SeminarApia, Samoa Jonathan Young New Zealand Parliament - NZ MP to join Commonwealth parliamentarians in Samoa
31 March - 5 April 126th IPU AssemblyKampala, Uganda Hon Tau Henare Report J.2B
Parliamentarians to attend 126th IPU Assembly in Kampala, Uganda
Louisa Wall New Zealand MPs promote indigenous participation and representation
Jan Logie New Zealand MPs’ commitment to universal human rights
5–10 March 61st Westminster Seminar on Parliamentary Practice and ProcedureLondon, United Kingdom Hon Trevor Mallard MPs attend annual Westminster Seminar
Richard Prosser
8–12 January 20th Annual Meeting of the APPFTokyo, Japan Lindsay Tisch New Zealand to attend parliamentary forum in Tokyo
7–12 January 21st Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Dr The Rt Hon Lockwood Smith Report J.2A
Speaker to represent NZ at Commonwealth Conference

2011

Dates Event Delegates Related Documents
1 January – 15 September 2011 Reports of the Official Inter-Parliamentary Relations Programme Report J.2Q
26–28 July Australia-New Zealand Scrutiny of Legislation ConferenceBrisbane, Australia Hon Lianne Dalziel Committee Report I.16L
Tim Macindoe
21–28 July 57th CPA ConferenceLondon, United Kingdom Shane Ardern
Lynne Pillay
Kanwaljit Bakshi Singh
12–15 July Pacific Mission to Tonga, Samoa, Cook Islands and Niue  John Hayes
Su’a William Sio
10–15 July 42nd Conference of Presiding Officers and Clerks from Australia and the Pacific Brisbane, Australia Eric Roy Assistant Speaker to attend regional conference
23 May – 2 June Speaker’s Delegation to Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Chile Dr The Rt Hon Lockwood Smith Delegation Report J.2P
Dr Paul Hutchison Speakers’ delegation visit boosts NZ – Latin America ties
Hon Maryan Street New Zealand business and parliamentary connections to be strengthened in Latin America
Stuart Nash
23–27 May Social Services Joint Committee Exchange with Australia Sydney, Canberra and Brisbane Katrina Shanks Social Services Committee to visit Australia for Committee Exchange
Chester Borrows Committee Report I.12A
Tim Macindoe
Dr Rajen Prasad
Su’a William Sio
4–6 May WTO-TFCTN Parliamentarian workshop on International Trade Singapore Jacqui Dean Select committee members to attend WTO international trade workshop
Hon Maryan Street
27–30 April Australasian Council of Public Accounts CommitteesPerth, Australia Craig Foss Attendance of Finance and Expenditure Committee members at 11th biennial conference of Australasian Council of Public Accounts Committees
Brendon Burns Committee Report
11–21 April 124th IPU Assembly and Bilateral Visit to the Parliament of Mexico Hon Pete Hodgson MPs discuss trade and opportunities for New Zealand with Mexican counterparts
Su’a William Sio Delegation Report J.20
7–12 March 60th Westminster Seminar on Parliamentary Practice and ProcedureLondon, United Kingdom Clare Curran MPs to participate in Parliamentary Procedure Seminar in Westminster
Dr Cam Calder
19–26 January 19th Annual Meeting of the APPF and bilateral visit to China Ulan Bataar, Mongolia and Beijing, China Lindsay Tisch NZ delegation to attend 19th Meeting of the APPF in Mongolia
Parliamentary relations with New Zealand important to China
Dr Rajen Prasad Mongolia keen to learn from New Zealand’s MMP experiences
Tim Macindoe Delegation Report J.2N

2010

Dates Event Delegates Related Documents
1 January – 31 December 2010 Reports of the Official Inter-Parliamentary Relations Programme Report J.2M
15–26 November 5th CPA UK International Parliamentary Governance Seminar London and Wales, United Kingdom, and Brussels, Belgium Grant Robertson MP to attend 5th International Parliamentary Governance Seminar
2–6 November 30th CPA Australian and Pacific Regional Conference Canberra, Australian Dr Jackie Blue NZ MPs to participate in regional Commonwealth Parliamentary Association discussion
Charles Chauvel More women MPs needed in Pacific Parliaments & urgent funding required to fight HIV, TB and Malaria
31 October–3 November International Parliamentary Conference on Minorities and Indigenous Peoples Chiapas, Mexico Rahui Katene NZ MP to talk on participation of minorities and indigenous peoples
17–23 October 8th Canadian CPA Parliamentary Seminar, Ottawa, Canada Darien Fenton NZ MPs to attend Canadian Parliamentary Seminar
Melissa Lee
29 September – 6 October Bilateral visit to the Parliament of Italy and 123rd IPU Assembly, Rome, Italy and Geneva, Switzerland Hon Pete Hodgson Delegation Report J.2K
Parliamentarians Building International Links for New Zealand
Jacqui Dean Links with Italy strengthened by parliamentary visit
David Clendon NZ MPs host meeting on cluster munitions
25 September – 10 October Speaker’s Delegation to Spain, Turkey and Israel Dr The Rt Hon Lockwood Smith NZ business interests to be explored in Spain
Hon Darren Hughes Speaker receives warm welcome in Spain
Chris Tremain Speaker’s delegation concludes successful visit to Spain
David Shearer Relations between New Zealand and Turkey strong
Speaker’s Tour comes to an end in Israel with a positive balance
13–23 September 56th CPA Conference and bilateral visit to the United Arab Emirates Nairobi, Kenya and Dubai and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Metiria Turei Delegation Report J.2J
NZ MPs join Commonwealth parliamentarians in tackling global issues
Craig Foss NZ MPs make their presence felt at Commonwealth conference
Hon Maryan Street MPs’ visit raises New Zealand profile in the United Arab Emirates
30 August – 4 September Pacific Mission to Solomon Islands, Kiribati and Samoa Dr Paul Hutchison
Hon Shane Jones
Su’a William Sio
Dr Cam Calder
Gareth Hughes
9–11 August New Zealand Parliamentary Delegation visit to Tonga Nuku’alofa, Tonga Eric Roy Delegation visit to Tonga for discussions on democracy
Hon Maryan Street
Katrina Shanks
Keith Locke
Chris Hipkins
5–7 August ASPG Conference Canberra, Australia Sandra Goudie MP’s to discuss perceptions of parliament at ASPG conference
Su’a William Sio
13–17 July CPA Commonwealth Parliamentary Whips Network Sydney, Australia Jo Goodhew NZ Parliament represented at Commonwealth whips meeting
3–9 July 41st Conference of Presiding Officers and Clerks of Australia and the Pacific Darwin, Australia Lindsay Tisch Youth Parliament paper to be presented at Speakers and Clerks Conference
4–6 July Mid-Term Meeting of the Australasian Council of Public Accounts CommitteesTasmania, Australia Craig Foss Finance and Expenditure Committee at mid-term meeting of Australasian Council of Public Accounts Committees
Delegation Report ACPAC
2–5 June CPA Pacific Workshop on International Trade and Trade Policy Apia, Samoa Shane Ardern Commonwealth parliamentary workshop in Apia
Hon Luamanuvao Winnie Laban
22 March –1 April Bilateral visit to the National Assembly of South Korea, Seoul, Korea and 122nd IPU Assembly Bangkok, Thailand Hon Pete Hodgson IPU delegation gets young peoples views on youth participation
Dr Cam Calder Delegation to strengthen New Zealand’s links with Korea and the IPU
David Clendon NZ Parliament delegation promotes trade with Korea
Delegation Report J.2H
8–19 March 59th Westminster Seminar: Parliamentary Practice and Procedures Seminar London, United Kingdom Allan Peachey Westminster Seminar
8–11 March Health Joint Committee Exchange with Australia, Canberra and Brisbane Dr Paul Hutchison Visit of the Health Committee to Australia, 8 to 11 March 2010
Hon Ruth Dyson
Eric Roy
Nicky Wagner
Michael Woodhouse Delegation Report I.6C
Hon Luamanuvao Winnie Laban
Iain Lees-Galloway
31 January – 6 February CPA UK International Parliamentary Conference on Peacebuilding: Tackling State Fragility London, United Kingdom Moana Mackey Discussing Parliament’s role in establishing peace and security
Jacqui Dean
17–22 January 18th Annual Meeting of the APPF Singapore Lindsay Tisch Delegation Report J.2G
Charles Chauvel NZ delegation to attend parliamentary forum in Singapore
Global economic crisis and climate change, key themes at Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum
4–7 January 20th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth New Delhi, India Hon Dr Lockwood Smith Delegation Report J.2F
Speaker to represent NZ at Commonwealth Conference

2009

Dates Event Delegates Related Documents
1 January – 31 December 2009 Reports of the Official Inter-Parliamentary Relations Programme Report J.2I
Compendium of Inter-Parliamentary Relations Reports
Press Release
8–21 November CPA UK Branch 4th International Governance Seminar London, Brussels and Edinburgh Kelvin Davis MP to attend governance seminar
18–24 October 7th Canadian CPA Parliamentary Seminar Ottawa, Canada Dr Paul Hutchison
Sue Moroney
13–22 October Visit to European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium and 121st IPU Assembly Geneva, Switzerland Hone Harawira Delegation Report J.2C
Katrina Shanks Reinforcing ties with Europe and Parliamentary Union
Dr Rajen Prasad NZ Parliament builds on European links
1–6 October 55th CPA Annual Conference Arusha, Tanzania Shane Ardern Delegation Report J.2D
Sue Kedgley Link with commonwealth parliaments
Carmel Sepuloni Samoa asks NZ to chair workshop as they head home from commonwealth parliamentary conference in Tanzania
Parliamentarians visit New Zealand VSA volunteers in Tanzania
17–19 September ASPG Conference Hobart, Tasmania Chris Auchinvole
Charles Chauvel
10–14 August Primary Production Joint Committee Exchange with Australia Canberra, Adelaide and Port Lincoln Shane Ardern Committee Report I.11A
Sandra Goudie
Colin King
Brendon Burns
Hon Damien O’Connor
Dr Ashraf Choudhary
7–11 July Commonwealth Regional Presiding Officers and Clerks Conference Tarawa, Kiribati Lindsay Tisch
7–10 July Pacific Mission to Tonga, Samoa, Niue and the Cook Islands John Hayes Committee Report 1.4A
Jacqui Dean Select committee to visit the Pacific
Dr Paul Hutchison
Todd McClay
Hon Luamanuvao Winnie Laban
HV Ross Robertson
Carmel Sepuloni
6–8 July Australia-New Zealand Scrutiny of Legislation Conference Canberra, Australia Charles Chauvel Committee Report I.16D
Amy Adams
21–26 June Westminster Visit London, United Kingdom Amy Adams Inter-parliamentary visit to the UK
Carol Beaumont
Dr Kennedy Graham
Rahui Katene
Iain Lees-Galloway
Michael Woodhouse
24–30 May 21st CPA Parliamentary Seminar Sydney, Australia Clare Curran
15–25 April Speaker’s Delegation to Japan and Vietnam Hon Dr Lockwood Smith Parliamentary Delegation led by the Speaker to Vietnam and Japan
Dr Ashraf Choudhary Strong relations build support for business
Nicky Wagner New Zealand – Viet Nam relations in strong shape says Speaker
Raymond Huo Showcase of New Zealand education in Ho Chi Minh City
John Boscawen Strength in New Zealand - Japan Relationship, says Speaker
Potential for forging agriculture links with Japan
Delegation Report J.2E
3–10 April 120th IPU Assembly Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Simon Bridges Delegation Report J.2B
Nikki Kaye
Stuart Nash
1–13 March 58th Westminster Seminar: Parliamentary Practice and Procedures SeminarLondon, United Kindgdom Eric Roy
2–7 February CPA UK Branch International Parliamentary Conference: International Migration and Human Trafficking London, United Kingdom Dr Jackie Blue
Su’a William Sio
11–15 January 17th Annual Meeting of the APPF Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic Lindsay Tisch Delegation Report J.2A
Metiria Turei NZ delegation to attend 17th Meeting of the APPF in Laos
Chris Hipkins NZ delegation discusses regional cooperation
4–7 January Conference of Commonwealth Speakers and Presiding Officers – Steering Committee Meeting Mozambique Lindsay Tisch