New Zealand Stands Firm on Pacific Peace | Auckland News

Auckland News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 12, 2026 · 1m

New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters is sounding the alarm over China’s recent ballistic missile test, which flew over Pacific nations’ exclusive economic zones and landed near Tuvalu and Kiribati — a move he calls unacceptable and warns could set a dangerous precedent if unchecked. With Australia and Fiji forging a new defense pact called the Ocean of Peace Alliance, Peters says New Zealand is keen to join — despite China’s likely backlash — to safeguard the Pacific’s peace. He stresses that while peace is vital, it shouldn’t come at any cost, and any decision to join will require…