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

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

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

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.

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.