New Zealand Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and Trade
Manatū Aorere
30 November 2023
195 Lambton Quay
Private Bag 18−901
Wellington 6160
New Zealand
Mr Robinson
T +64 4 439 8000
[FYI request #24770 email]
F +64 4 472 9596
OIA 28900
Tēnā koe Mr Robinson
I refer to your email of 16 November 2023 in which you request the following under the Official
Information Act 1982 (OIA):
‘Is NZ still a member of The Environmental Modification Convention (ENMOD) - formerly
known as The Convention on the Prohibition of Military or any other Hostile Use of
Environmental Modification Techniques?’
New Zealand is still a member of The Environmental Modification Convention (ENMOD) -
formerly known as The Convention on the Prohibition of Military or any other Hostile Use of
Environmental Modification Techniques.
All treaties that New Zealand is a member of can be viewed on the New Zealand Treaties Online
website: www.treaties.mfat.govt.nz/
Please note that it is our policy to proactively release our responses to official information
requests where possible. Therefore, our response to your request (with your personal information
removed) may be published on the Ministry website: www.mfat.govt.nz/en/about-us/contact-
us/official-information-act-responses/
If you have any questions about this decision, you can contact us by email at:
[email address]. You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the
Ombudsman of this decision by contacting www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone
0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Sarah Corbett
for Acting Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade
e [MFAT request email]
w www.mfat.govt.nz