(Bloomberg) -- New Zealand is “seriously concerned” by China’s increased interest in the Pacific, Foreign Minister Winston Peters said. “China has a long-standing presence in the Pacific ...

New Zealand, Australia and the US were shocked when the Solomon Islands announced in early 2022 that it had signed a security agreement with Beijing. Wellington is now exploring joining Pillar 2 ...

WELLINGTON--China’s Premier Li Qiang arrived ... New Zealand has in recent years taken a less assertive line with Beijing on security matters than its Western partners in the Five Eyes ...

China’s embassy in New Zealand on Thursday accused Wellington’s top spy of “spreading false information” after the intelligence chief warned of security risks posed by Beijing’s growing ...

WELLINGTON--The South Pacific country of Cook ... a military and constitutional ties — was a victory for Beijing’s efforts to woo Pacific leaders and a blow to Western countries’ efforts ...

The other small bell was presented to the people of Beijing by Mark Blumsky, Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand in ,September 1997. The bell was once kept on a ship in the port of Wellington.