New Zealand–Palestine relations

[5] In 1988, the government of New Zealand recognized the Palestine Information Office as the official representative of the Palestinian Liberation Organization based in Canberra.

New Zealand also reiterated Israel's right to exist in security and a two-state solution but maintained that recognition of Palestinian statehood was a separate issue.

[9] In May 2021, the Green Party with the support of Te Pāti Māori introduced a resolution calling on New Zealand to recognise Palestine.

[10][11] Prior to the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in October 2023, the then governing New Zealand Labour Party had promised to establish diplomatic relations with Palestine if elected, but later walked back on that decision.

In addition, the New Zealand Government banned several extremist Israeli settlers who had committed violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.

[23] In March 2024, New Zealand Arab Association spokesperson Katrina Mitchell Kouttab urged the Government to create a special humanitarian visa for Palestinians to leave Gaza similar to the humanitarian visa programme created in 2022 for Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

[24] In early June 2024, Foreign Minister Peters announced that New Zealand would resume its annual NZ$1 million funding to UNRWA.

[2] New Zealand drafted a resolution at the United Nations Security Council calling Israel to halt building illegal settlements in Palestinian territories.