New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Rt. Hon. Winston Peters will be leading a Pacific Mission to Tonga this week. This mission will include a cross-party delegation of approximately 40 members, including three Cabinet Ministers, Parliament Members, and other officials.

The delegation is scheduled to arrive on Thursday, 10 April, and will have a full-day program on Friday, 11 April, before departing on Saturday, 12 April.

During a media briefing on Friday in Nuku'alofa, PM Hon. Dr 'Aisake Eke announced that the Cabinet Ministers will engage in official meetings with New Zealand counterparts.

The Pacific Mission includes:

• Minister for Climate Change, Minister for Energy, Minister for Local Government, and Minister for Revenue, Hon. Simon Watts
• Minister for Pacific Peoples, Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology, Minister for Statistics, Minister for Universities, Hon. Dr Shane Reti
• Minister for Courts, Associate Minister for Justice, Hon. Nicole McKee
• Hon. Carmel Sepuloni
• Hon. Jenny Salesa
• Teanau Tuiono MP
• Tim van de Molen MP
• Andy Foster MP

Spouses, MFAT officials, and media members are also included in the delegation.

Rt. Hon. Peters  led the previous Pacific Mission to Tonga last year.