Foreign Minister's intervention comes after four MPs were sanctioned for visiting Taiwan.

'Shocked' MP said Taiwan is an important economic and cultural partner to New Zealand.

MP Laura McClure says she's "quite surprised and shocked" by the decision, given similar visits have occurred for years.

Four MPs faced a travel ban preventing them from visiting China in response to a visit to Taiwan last month.

Foreign Minister's intervention comes after four MPs were sanctioned for visiting Taiwan.

Foreign Minister Winston Peters has expressed surprise that four MPs have been banned from China for a year after visiting Taiwan in May.

New Zealand's government plans to express concern to Beijing after four lawmakers were banned from visiting China for a year.

Beijing's move to ban four New Zealand MPs from travelling to China, Hong Kong and Macau is largely unprecedented, causing alarm in Canberra and Wellington.

New Zealand lawmakers had visited the democratically governed island for decades without a problem, a spokesperson for Foreign Minister Winston Peters said.

China says the MPs' visit sends the 'wrong signals' to Taiwan's ruling party.

New Zealand and Australia to lodge formal protests after the four lawmakers were sanctioned for ‘sending the wrong signals’.

Beijing bans four New Zealand lawmakers from China for visiting Taiwan, prompting Wellington to express concerns over the sanctions.

New Zealand said on Thursday it would express its concerns to Beijing after China unexpectedly barred four New Zealand lawmakers from entering Hong Kong, Macau and the Chinese…

Beijing said on June 4 that it barred a group of New Zealand lawmakers from entering China after they visited officials in Taiwan in May, accusing them of interfering in Chinese…

"Recently, certain New Zealand members of parliament, disregarding China’s serious concerns and firm opposition, wilfully paid a visit to China’s Taiwan region, violating the…

Luxon stressed New Zealand would raise the matter directly with China itself "nation-to-nation."

China’s embassy says the ban on four MPs could be lifted if they apologise.

Christopher Luxon is in Australia to meet with his counterpart, Anthony Albanese.