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Israel-New Zealand relations

Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protesters rally in Auckland, New Zealand, September 13, 2025. (YouTube screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 13, 2025, 8:37 am
Tens of thousands join pro-Palestinian rally in Auckland, call for Israel’s elimination
Protesters chant ‘We don’t want no two states, we want all the ’48’; organizers say march is New Zealand’s largest since war began; police say no arrests
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Troops of the Kfir Brigade operate in the northern Gaza Strip, in a handout photo issued by the IDF on January 7, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
January 28, 2025, 1:14 pm
New Zealand requires Israelis to disclose IDF service details as condition for entry
Israelis applying for a visitors visa are being asked about the dates of their service, the locations of their bases, and whether they have ‘been involved in war crimes’
By Tani Goldstein
New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon reacts as he speaks during a press conference in Sydney on December 20, 2023. (David Gray/AFP)
February 29, 2024, 10:17 am
New Zealand designates all of Hamas as terror group, sanctions extremist settlers
Wellington says Oct. 7 massacre makes Hamas’s military wing, political organization indistinguishable; PM says surge in attacks by Israeli settlers ‘destabilizing’ ongoing crisis
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Displaced Palestinians stand outside their tents in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on February 14, 2024, amid the continuing battles between Israel and Hamas. (Said Khatib/AFP)
February 15, 2024, 11:43 am
Australia, Canada, New Zealand urge ‘humanitarian ceasefire’ in Gaza
Trilateral statement appears to back pause in fighting to protect Gaza civilians leading to long-term truce, warns against ‘potentially catastrophic’ ground offensive in Rafah
By Agencies and ToI Staff
New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Winston Peters on October 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
June 24, 2020, 1:07 pm
New Zealand urges Israel to reconsider West Bank annexation plan
FM Peters says measure would breach international law and ‘pose significant risks to regional security’; Israeli envoy to Wellington rejects statement as ‘based on a prediction’
By Raphael Ahren
A screenshot from the Immigration New Zealand website uses Palestine instead of Israel on a map. (Immigration New Zealand via JTA)
June 20, 2019, 1:15 pm
New Zealand minister sorry for map excluding Israel
Immigration chief says official website that featured map of Palestine but not Israel does not reflect government policy
By JTA
A screenshot from the Immigration New Zealand website uses Palestine instead of Israel on a map. (Immigration New Zealand via JTA)
June 18, 2019, 4:20 am
Official New Zealand government website wipes Israel off the map
Immigration New Zealand map shows entire area of Israel as Palestine ,with East Jerusalem as ‘the designated capital of the State of Palestine’
By henry Benjamin
Flowers are placed on the front steps of the Wellington Masjid mosque in Kilbirnie in Wellington, on March 15, 2019, after a shooting attack at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zeland. (Marty Melville/AFP)
March 15, 2019, 4:34 pm
Israel condemns ‘depraved and despicable’ mosque massacre in New Zealand
President, PM join world leaders expressing horror at slaughter of Muslim worshipers by a suspected white supremacist in Christchurch
By ToI Staff and AP
Lorde performs at Coachella Music & Arts Festival in Indio, California, on April 16, 2017. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
October 12, 2018, 10:40 pm
New Zealand activists dismiss Israeli court’s damages order over Lorde concert
Justine Sachs and Nadia Abu-Shanab say ruling aims ‘to intimidate Israel’s critics,’ vow to raise funds for Gaza mental health organization instead
By AP and ToI Staff
Lorde performs at Coachella Music & Arts Festival in Indio, California, on April 16, 2017. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
October 11, 2018, 9:47 pm
Israeli court says New Zealand activists must pay for Lorde cancellation
Two women ordered to pay over $12,000 in damages to disappointed fans in first-ever successful civil suit under 2011 anti-boycott law
By AP and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara at the 100th anniversary reenactment of the Battle of Beersheba on October 31, 2017. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
November 1, 2017, 12:23 am
In Beersheba reenactment, dignitaries treated to Maori war cry
Dozens of ANZAC reenacters perform traditional haka dance at event marking centennial of victory over Ottoman Empire
By ToI Staff
President Reuven Rivlin welcomes New Zealand Governor-General Dame Patricia Reddy to the President's Residence, on October 30, 2017. (Mark Neiman/GPO)
October 30, 2017, 8:23 pm
In first, top New Zealander makes official visit to Israel
Governor-General arrives to represent country in commemoration of 100th anniversary of the Battle of Beersheba
By David Sedley
New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Bill English speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament in Wellington, December 5, 2016. (AFP/Marty Melville)
June 14, 2017, 5:32 pm
New Zealand says it stands behind anti-settlement UN motion
A day after Jerusalem forgives Wellington for co-sponsoring Security Council Resolution 2334, PM English denies he apologized to Israel
By Raphael Ahren
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) meets with Foreign Minister of New Zealand Murray McCully in Jerusalem, November 17, 2016. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
June 13, 2017, 6:38 pm
Israel and New Zealand restore ties after spat over UN resolution
Israeli ambassador to return to Wellington months after recall over anti-settlement Security Council vote
By Stuart Winer and Raphael Ahren
In this photo from December 16, 2016, attorney Michael Cohen arrives in Trump Tower in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
June 13, 2017, 2:28 pm
Trump’s lawyer Cohen to testify before Congress in September
3 arrested in connection to murder of Ramle teen; Israel restores New Zealand ties after settlements resolution spat; PM to help mediate crisis at Hadassah’s pediatric cancer unit
By Tamar Pileggi
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