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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he appreciates Australia's support over China's "entirely inappropriate" ban of four New Zealand MPs from its shores.
But he stressed New Zealand would raise the matter directly with China itself "nation-to-nation."
Luxon made the comments on Friday after arriving in Queensland for a two-day visit in which he's scheduled to meet with his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese.
The trip comes just days after four NZ MPs - National's Maureen Pugh, Labour's Duncan Webb, ACT's Laura McClure and NZ First's David Wilson - were banned from visiting China for a whole year because of their recent visit to the disputed territory of Taiwan.
