Winston Peters: “Diplomacy will deliver a more enduring resolution than further military action.”

You’d be defying gravity and logic if you said it wasn’t a big problem.

This is a positive and hugely significant initiative that demonstrates the strength of New Zealand’s partnerships with both the Cook Islands and the United States.

We made it very clear that we do not think that outsiders should be telling the insiders — that’s us who have been here for thousands of years — what our position should be.

The leaders’ non-attendances were 'seriously disappointing' and did not help.