Singapore, May 14 -- At the invitation of the Government of New Zealand, the Secretary-General of ASEAN, H.E. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, paid a working visit to Wellington and Auckland, from 11 to 14 May 2025.

During the visit, the Secretary-General engaged with a broad range of New Zealand Government representatives across the four themes of the ASEAN-New Zealand relationship, namely Peace, Prosperity, People and Planet, including the Right Honourable Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, the Right Honourable Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters, the Hon Minister of Defence Judith Collins KC, the Hon Erica Stanford Minister of Education, the Hon Minister for Pacific Peoples Dr. Shane Reti, and the Hon Minister of Cli...