Geoffrey Miller is the Democracy Project’s international analyst and writes on current New Zealand foreign policy and related geopolitical issues. OPINION: As a new “Great Game” for control of the Pacific escalates, New Zealand’s foreign minister is coming under pressure from all sides. AP POOL Solomon Islands Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele, left, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shake hands during a prior meeting. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Winston Peters – Mahuta’s immediate predecessor as foreign minister – was one of the most scathing. ROBERT KITCHIN/Stuff Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta is facing increasing scrutiny over her absence from the South Pacific.

Source: Stuff May 30, 2022 03:19 UTC