WELLINGTON: New Zealand is considering joining a defense alliance signed by Australia and Fiji, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Thursday. The Ocean of Peace Alliance elevated Fiji to one of Australia’s few treaty allies and binds each nation to come to the other’s “mutual defense.” The pact came as Canberra attempts to outmaneuver China in the South Pacific, and was signed Monday hours before Beijing’s test of a long-range nuclear-capable missile that landed in the Pacific Ocean. Australia and Fiji said other Pacific countries with militaries can join the alliance.
New Zealand may join Australia-Fiji defense pact: PM Luxon
The pact came as Canberra attempts to outmaneuver China in the South Pacific
July 09, 2026 04:44
WELLINGTON: New Zealand is considering joining a defense alliance signed by Australia and Fiji, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Thursday.
The Ocean of Peace Alliance elevated Fiji to one of Australia’s few treaty allies and binds each nation to come to the other’s “mutual defense.”
New Zealand is considering joining a defence alliance signed by Australia and Fiji, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said…
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