Mr Key will meet outgoing British Prime Minister David Cameron later on Monday before later in the week meeting Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi in Rome and French President Francois Hollande and Prime Minister Manuel Valls in Paris. Mr Key said New Zealand had recommended the UK stay in the EU but there was no point in lamenting the Brexit decision. Prime Minister John Key says New Zealand will have to work harder to push its credentials in Europe now that the UK will no longer be a strong voice at the EU table on its behalf. Speaking in London on Monday Mr Key said that this week he will touch base with UK and European government and business leaders amid the turmoil surrounding Brexit. Mr Key said to achieve that New Zealand needed to stress its historical and family ties with Britain as well as the valuable work skills New Zealanders took to the UK.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 12, 2016 00:11 UTC