NZ Parliament staff made a visit to Port Vila in March 2025 and since then NZ Parliament have had a very steady working relationship with Vanuatu parliament.

·       In August this year NZ Parliament had two parliamentary staff (Steeve Ayong and Jean-Regis Deleveau) from the Parliament’s ICT unit visit for a very successful weeklong study program.

·       In November 2025, NZ Parliament had two parliamentary staff -Stephanie Mahit and Georgy Bage visit and participate in the Australia Parliamentary Educators Conference.

·       And beginning 1st December 2025, MP Jackson Lessa and MP John Joseph and two parliamentary staff, Giscard Kavick and Andrianna Tari from the Vanuatu parliament arrived to start their weeklong program for NZ Scrutiny week.

NZ Parliament has these visits twice a year and always invite a Pacific parliament to participate.

In June 2025 NZ parliament had a successful visit with a delegation from the Solomon Islands Parliament. Now it is Vanuatu’s turn (What is Scrutiny Week?)

 On the 1^st of December 2025, Vanuatu High Commissioner, HE Jimmy Nipo attended at the Beehives, a powhiri at the Beehives for officially welcoming to NZ the Vanuatu delegation. At the powhiri, the delegation and HE Jimmy were honored to meet Hon David Macleod, MP for New Plymouth.

Nga Mihi NZ Parliament for assisting Vanuatu National Parliament and its staff to be resourced.

Figure 1: L-R: Giscard Kavick, Senior Executive Secretary Reporter to Committee on Economic and Foreign Policies & Fisheries, Ocean and Maritime Affairs (Vanuatu Parliament); Hon MP John Joseph, MP for Torress,  Chairman of Constitutional Affairs  Committee (Vanuatu Parliament); Hon David Macleod, MP for New Plymouth, Taranaki (NZ Parliament); Hon Jackson Lessa, MP for Port Vila and Deputy Chair of Social Affairs Committee (Vanuatu Parliament) and HE Jimmy Nipo, Vanuatu High Commissioner to NZ; and Mrs. Andrianna Tari, Senior Executive Secretary and Reporter to the Committee on constitutional and institutional Affairs Com