May 10, 2024
High level ope for Peters’ Pacific outreach
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Winston Peters will lead a political delegation next week to strengthen Aotearoa’s engagement with the Pacific.
He’ll be accompanied on the six-day tour to Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and Tuvalu by the Minister for Pacific Peoples, Shane Reti, Climate Change Minister Simon Watts, Foreign Affairs select committee chair Tim van de Molen and Opposition spokesperson David Parker.
The delegation will meet with government, political and cultural leaders, visit New Zealand-supported development initiatives, and participate in community activities.
The delegation leaves on Monday.