Thomas CoughlanPolitical Editor·NZ Herald·3 Jun, 2026 09:11 AM3 mins to readNew Zealand MPs during their visit to Taiwan, with David Wilson (second left), Duncan Webb (fourth left), Maureen Pugh (fifth right) and Laura McClure (fourth right).In a likely first, a group of New Zealand MPs have been sanctioned by the People’s Republic of China for visiting Taiwan, the self-governing island territory China claims as its own.Act’s Laura McClure, NZ First’s David Wilson, Labour’s Duncan Webb and National’s Maureen Pugh visited Taiwan in May.
China sanctions four Kiwi MPs who visited Taiwan in political first
'Shocked' MP said Taiwan is an important economic and cultural partner to New Zealand.
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