Besides laying a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Children in the Park of Eternal Glory, Nash also visited collective farms in the Kyiv region.

[5] In 1974, the New Zealand Ambassador to the Soviet Union Brian Lendrum visited several Ukrainian cities including Simferopil, Yalta, Odesa, and Kyiv.

During that visit, the two governments agreed to accelerate bilateral political dialogue and economic cooperation and forge closer business and investment ties.

In addition, the two Governments signed a cooperation agreement to carry out joint fishery, agriculture, environmental protection, and Antarctic research projects.

[3] In early March 2022, New Zealand joined 140 states in voting for United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-11/1 which condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine and demanded that Russia withdraw.

That same day, New Zealand joined 39 other states that were parties to the Rome Statute in referring the Ukrainian situation to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.

[11] On 21 March, New Zealand donated NZ$5 million in aid to the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Trust Fund for Ukraine.

In addition, the NZDF dispatched eight logistics specialists to support the International Donor Coordination Centre in Germany's efforts to distribute aid and supplies to Ukraine.

In addition, the Government extended the deployment and number of New Zealand military and intelligence personnel assisting NATO forces in Western Europe.

[13] On 30 June, New Zealand supported Ukraine's challenge against Russian allegations of Ukrainian genocide in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions at the International Criminal Court (ICJ).

[15] In mid August, New Zealand dispatched 120 NZDF personnel to help train Ukrainian military forces in the United Kingdom as part of an international effort to assist Ukraine's defence against the Russian invasion.

In response, Prime Minister Ardern announced that New Zealand would contribute NZ$3 million in humanitarian aid including medical supplies and equipment, power transformers and generators, food, water, sanitation, and hygiene items.

[28] On 11 July, Luxon met with President Zelensky during the Indo-Pacific 4 meeting, where he said that the IP-4 countries "shared in Ukraine's outrage at Russia's callous disregard for life".

In 2006, Foreign Minister Peters visited Ukraine to promote bilateral cooperation in the areas of satellites and aircraft building, informational technologies, fishing, and agriculture.

In return, Ukraine exported NZ$9.4 million worth of processed products including boats, floating structures, fats, oils, dyes, tannin, and paint.

One Poltava-born man named Anton Omelchenko, who visited Christchurch in 1910, was responsible for supplying horses to Captain Robert Falcon Scott's Terra Nova Expedition to Antarctica.

Many of these Ukrainians settled in Pahiatua in the North Island where the established a "neighbourhood community" that consisted of a choir, children's musical group, and a church.

However, support group "Mahi for New Zealand" urged the Government to expand the level of financial, English language, and health assistance for Ukrainian refugees.