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This is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Christopher Luxon, the 42nd Prime Minister of New Zealand.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon who took the office of Prime Minister of New Zealand on 27 November 2023 made his first prime ministerial trip to meet with his counter-part Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese on 20 December 2023 in Sydney. [1]

Summary

The number of visits per country where Prime Minister Luxon traveled are:

2023

# Country Locations Dates Details
1   Australia Sydney 20 December 2023 Luxon met with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and affirmed New Zealand's nuclear-free policy but expressed openness to joining the non-nuclear pillar of the AUKUS agreement. He also stated that New Zealand was keen to do its share of "heavy lifting" in the Australia-New Zealand defence relationship. [2]

2024

# Country Locations Dates Details
2   Australia Melbourne 5–6 March 2024 Luxon was invited to attend the Australia-ASEAN Summit. Luxon met with Bruneian Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and Victoria Premier Jacinta Allan. He also spoke at the business breakfast hosted by ANZ and met with trans-Tansman business leaders. [3] [4] [5]

Luxon had to take a commercial flight from Wellington to Auckland and then to Melbourne, as there are no direct flights from Wellington to Melbourne, due to maintenance issues on the New Zealand Defence Force Boeing 757 aircraft. [6]

3   Singapore Singapore 15–16 April 2024 Luxon met with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, and Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who was nominated to be the next prime minister. He attended a panel discussion on economic issues which was hosted by ANZ. He visited the Singapore Botanic Gardens where an orchid variety was named after him called "Dendrobium Christopher Luxon". He attended the See Tomorrow First event by New Zealand Trade and Enterprise agency. Luxon met with Singaporean YouTuber Aiken Chia and ate breakfast together at a hawker centre. He visited Google's regional headquarters in Singapore. He visited PSB Academy and announced Massey University's joint venture with PSB Academy in offering Masters and Bachelors degrees in Master of Analytics, Bachelor of Design, Bachelor of Information Science and Cyber Security. [7] [8]
  Thailand Bangkok 17–18 April 2024 Luxon met with Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin. He visited the One City Centre in Bangkok which is the tallest office building in Thailand at 276 meters tall and met with representatives from the New Zealand company Beca Group who provided engineering services for the structure. He attended the New Zealand Alumni Networking Event where he met with alumni from New Zealand universities who live in Thailand and also presented an award. Luxon got in an auto rickshaw, also known as tuk-tuk, and rode around. [7]
  Philippines Manila 19–20 April 2024 Luxon met with Filipino President Bongbong Marcos and Filipino First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos at the Malacañang Palace. Luxon arrived in Manila with New Zealand Member of Parliament Paulo Garcia, who is the first New Zealand MP of Filipino descent, and they visited a Jollibee restaurant where they ate together and talked with the employees. He met with Frederick Go, the Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic Affairs. Luxon met with the Makati Business Club and the Philippines New Zealand Business Council at an event where they discussed business opportunities between New Zealand and the Philippines. He attended the signing of an energy transition cooperation and a strategic economic partnership with Filipino conglomerate Ayala Corporation, the oldest and largest conglomerate of the Philippines. [7]

Future trips

Country Locations Dates Details
  Tonga Nukuʻalofa August 2024
  United States New York City September 2024
  Samoa Apia 21–25 October 2024
  Peru Cusco November 2024

Multilateral meetings

Prime Minister Luxon is scheduled to attend the following summits during his prime ministership.

Group Year
2024 2025 2026
UNGA September,
United States New York City		 September,
United States New York City		 September,
United States New York City
APEC November,
Peru Cusco		 TBA,
  South Korea		 TBA
EAS
( ASEAN)		 TBA,
Laos Vientiane		 TBA TBA
CHOGM 21–25 October,
Samoa Apia		 None TBA
PIF August,
Tonga Nukuʻalofa		 TBA,
Solomon Islands Honiara		 TBA
NATO 9–11 July,
United States Washington, D.C.		 TBA,
  Netherlands		 TBA
██ = Future event

See also

References

  1. ^ Desmarais, Felix (20 December 2023). "Christopher Luxon off to Sydney for first official overseas visit". 1 News. TVNZ. Archived from the original on 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  2. ^ Dexter, Giles (21 December 2023). "Luxon 'exploring' non-nuclear part of AUKUS pact". Radio New Zealand. Archived from the original on 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  3. ^ Desmarais, Felix (4 March 2024). "Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will travel to Melbourne tomorrow to meet with Southeast Asian leaders". 1 News.
  4. ^ Witton, Bridie (4 March 2024). "Christopher Luxon faces first major diplomatic test with Asean leaders". Stuff.
  5. ^ Luxon, Christopher [@chrisluxonmp] (5 March 2024). "Just touched down in Melbourne, where I'm looking forward to meeting with ASEAN leaders taking part in the Australia-ASEAN Summit. It's an important opportunity to strengthen friendships as our Government looks to step up New Zealand's commitment to South East Asia" ( Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "'Maintenance fault' on Defence Force plane forces Luxon to fly to Australia commercially". Radio New Zealand. 5 March 2024.
  7. ^ a b c McCulloch, Craig (14 April 2024). "Christopher Luxon readies for 'full-on' Southeast Asia tour". RNZ.
  8. ^ Luxon, Christopher [@chrisluxonmp] (13 April 2024). "I'm on my way to South East Asia to visit Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines" ( Tweet) – via Twitter.
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