New Zealand ‘uncomfortable’ with expanding Five Eyes’ remit, says foreign minister

Nanaia Mahuta says alliance should not be ‘first point of contact’ on all issues, confirming independent policy

New Zealand’s foreign minister, Nanaia Mahuta, says her country won’t provoke or engage with China through the Five Eyes alliance aside from on intelligence matters, in a major accommodation of Chinese concerns.

The Five Eyes alliance is a network of five like-minded countries – the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand – that share security-related intelligence.

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