The Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Chris Seed, held virtual Foreign Affairs Consultations today, 9 December, with his Chinese counterpart Vice Minister Zheng Zeguang.

New Zealand with six others led a joint statement signed by 146 UN member states calling for action to address the rise of gender based and domestic violence under COVID-19.

Plans to hold an ANZAC Day service in Beijing have been disrupted by COVID-19

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has temporarily closed the New Zealand Consulate-General in Chengdu, China due to the COVID-19 pandemic.