New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta concluded the first ministerial visit to China since COVID began, noting the Chinese regime’s human rights abuses and inviting her Chinese counterpart to visit New Zealand. “Our discussions were wide-ranging, covering all aspects of our bilateral relationship,” she said. “We look forward to the resumption of a range of…

New Zealand said on Saturday that its foreign minister had raised concerns to Beijing over “increasing tensions” near Taiwan and the South China Sea, where Beijing has been aggressively enforcing its territorial claim. Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta visited Beijing earlier this week for a bilateral meeting with her Chinese counterpart, Qin Gang, the first such…

The New Zealand government has placed travel bans on 22 Iranian security guards, including members of the morality police, who are connected to the death of Mahsa Amini and the violent response to protests that it sparked. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said New Zealand will always support the right to peaceful protest and condemned the…

New Zealand has joined its Western allies in denouncing the “sham” referenda held in four Ukrainian regions to join the Russian Federation. “These so-called referenda were not free or fair, and they very clearly were not held in accordance with democratic principles,” Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta said. Russian sources have reported that the results of…

The foreign ministers of Australia and New Zealand have expressed their deep concern at the findings and conclusion of the new United Nations (U.N.) report on human rights concerns in Xinjiang and supported calls for China to respond. The 48-page report, published on Sept. 1 by United Nations Human Rights Commissioner Michelle Bachelet, found evidence…

New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta is confident that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will not torture or give an unfair trial to the New Zealand (NZ) permanent resident facing extradition to China. According to documents obtained by the Associated Press, Mahuta believes the CCP will abide by its promises due to the otherwise negative…

New Zealand and Canada have signed a collaboration arrangement to improve outcomes for Indigenous peoples, both governments announced on Wednesday. New Zealand Minister for Maori Development Willie Jackson and Canadian Minister for Indigenous Services Patty Hajdu signed the agreement in Wellington during Hajdu’s week-long visit to the small island nation. The purpose of the arrangement…

New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta has sounded a warning over debt levels among the Pacific nations, saying it is a key area of vulnerability that needs to be addressed. Speaking to TVNZ’s Q+A program on July 17 said she was concerned about the way development in the Pacific was being funded, particularly by China….

A virtual meeting between the foreign ministers of China and New Zealand was held on Monday, where they reaffirmed the relationship between the two countries and discussed Beijing’s growing involvement in the Pacific. It came after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi finished a diplomatic tour around the Pacific where he attempted to mobilise 10 pacific…

Beijing has slammed the joint statement by the New Zealand and the United States governments that expressed “grave concerns” on the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) human rights violation record and its current bit to expand influence in the Pacific region. China’s foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian claimed the statement smeared the CCP’s “cooperation” with Pacific…