Mandate Renewal for New Zealand's Contributions to the United Nations Command on the Korean Peninsula

Published: 15 Oct 2026

Category: Cabinet material

This publication provides the Cabinet paper and associated minute of decision for Cabinet’s May 2026 decision to approve the deployment of personnel to the United Nations Command on the Korean peninsula. This is part of Operation MONITOR.

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The pack comprises the following documents:

• Cabinet paper Mandate Renewal for New Zealand’s Contributions to the United Nations Command on the Korean Peninsula [FPS-26-SUB-0011]

• Cabinet minute Mandate Renewal for New Zealand’s Contributions to the United Nations Command on the Korean Peninsula [FPS-26-MIN-0011].

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