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### Viewing cable 06WELLINGTON284, A/S HILL'S MEETINGS WITH NEW ZEALAND OFFICIALS

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    S E C R E T WELLINGTON 000284

    SIPDIS

    SIPDIS NOFORN

    C O R R E C T E D COPY CLASSIFICATIONB

    STATE FOR D (FRITZ), EAP/FO, AND EAP/ANP
    NSC FOR VICTOR CHA
    SECDEF FOR OSD/ISA LIZ PHU
    PACOM FOR JO1E/J2/J233/J5/SJFHQ

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/13/2016
    TAGS: PREL PGOV XB NZ
    SUBJECT: A/S HILL'S MEETINGS WITH NEW ZEALAND OFFICIALS

    Classified By: Acting DCM Katherine Hadda,
    for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)

    ¶1.  (C) Summary:  During his March 19-20 visit to Wellington
    and Auckland, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and
    Pacific Affairs Christopher R. Hill met with GNZ officials
    from foreign affairs, defense, law enforcement, and
    intelligence agencies.  All agreed that the United States and
    New Zealand should explore new areas for cooperation, notably

    in the Pacific Islands.  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
    Trade's (MFAT) CEO told A/S Hill that he was personally
    working to encourage an improved tone in New Zealand's public
    discourse on bilateral relations, especially at the political
    level. A/S Hill praised New Zealand's contributions in
    Afghanistan and the South Pacific.  He emphasized in both his
    meetings and follow-up press events that the U.S. would use
    economic -- not political -- criteria to decide whether to
    pursue an FTA with New Zealand. Local media coverage of A/S
    Hill's visit has been factual and up-beat. NZ officials have
    also told us how much they valued this first purely bilateral
    visit by an EAP Assistant Secretary in twelve years. END
    SUMMARY.

    ¶2.  (C) A/S Hill met first with Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    and Trade (MFAT) CEO Simon Murdoch and Deputy Secretary John
    McKinnon, who were then joined by other MFAT officials
    covering Pacific Islands, security, counterterrorism and
    bilateral issues.  Ambassador Hill also participated in a
    working lunch with NZ defense, law enforcement, and
    intelligence officials.  The following are the key issues

    covered in the meetings:

    -----------------------
    Bilateral Relations/FTA
    -----------------------

    ¶3.  (C) A/S Hill said he was trying to bring positive energy
    into US-NZ bilateral relations in recognition of our joint
    work in many areas.  He said that there was a lot that both
    sides could cooperate on within existing policy constraints.
    Murdoch agreed, acknowledging that the country's anti-nuclear
    ban is an emotional touchstone in New Zealand politics
    despite the country's looming energy shortages.  Murdoch said
    he believed the two sides should talk more, look for areas of
    policy alignment, and work together in areas not constrained
    by the anti-nuclear issue.  We should for example continue to
    cooperate under PSI exercises if it makes sense to do so.
    Murdoch said that he and others and MFAT are personally
    committed to improving the tone of New Zealand's public
    statements about the United States, especially at the
    political level.  He said that to avoid anti-Americanism

    being "the flavor of the month," organizations such as the
    US-New Zealand Council will have to step into the breach.
    The April 21 US-NZ Partnership Forum will also be very
    helpful.  A/S Hill said he recognized New Zealand remained
    interested in a bilateral FTA, and said that U.S. officials
    would use economic criteria only to decide whether and when
    to seek an agreement.

    ---------------
    Pacific Islands
    ---------------

    ¶4.  (C) A/S Hill told his NZ counterparts that the United
    States recognizes the importance of the Pacific Islands.  Our
    problem is limited resources.  A recent Millienium Challenge
    compact for Vanuatu, for example, took huge amounts of
    paperwork despite the 200,000 person population.  US
    officials are now looking at regional initiatives, and are
    interested in cooperating with Australia and New Zealand.
    A/S Hill suggested it could be helpful for  all three
    countries to coordinate on a game plan for the Pacific

    Islands Forum.

    ¶5.  (C) MFAT Deputy Secretary Alan Williams said that New
    Zealand considers relations with the Pacific as a domestic as
    well as foreign issue, as many Pacific Islanders live here
    and events in their home countries resonate.  For this
    reason, New Zealand is looking strategically at its planning
    for the region, taking a whole of government approach among
    17 GNZ agencies.  New Zealand is trying sector-wide programs
    of assistance, for example on Papua New Guinea health care.
    This involves setting strategies with governments and holding
    them to benchmarks. GNZ also cooperates closely with
    Australia, meeting every six months on Pacific issues.
    Agencies of one country at times carry out the programs for
    the other.  Williams said that both the EU and Japan are
    reviewing assistance to the region.  Williams and Heather

    Riddell, Director of MFAT's Pacific Islands Division, agreed
    that the Post Forum Dialogue is a weak way to work with the
    Pacific Islands.

    ¶6.  (C) Dell Higgie, New Zealand's Ambassador for
    Counterterrorism (and Director of MFAT's Security Division),
    summarized New Zealand's efforts to ensure Pacific Island
    nations are fulfilling counter-terrorism obligations.  NZ's
    Pacific Island Security Fund provides equipment for airport
    and port security, for example. New Zealand is emphasizing
    that CT measures will help protect Pacific Island countries
    from transnational crime as well.  GNZ has started a
    counterterrorism working group that includes both policy and
    law enforcement officials from the region.  The aim is to
    engender a sense of community on these issues.  Higgie said
    that in April, the UNSC CT chair would be speaking to the
    group in Auckland.  The United States has been invited, but
    has not yet responded.

    ¶7.  (C) Higgie also said that if the United States were
    looking to increase international support for the

    Proliferation Security Initiative, it could be useful to get
    Pacific Island countries to affirm the initiative's
    principles.  New Zealand is very willing to help in this
    effort.

    ¶8.  (C) Acting Police Commissioner Steve Long told A/S Hill
    that the NZ police have 35 staff in the Solomon Islands, to
    help restore a credible police force there.  They also have
    others scattered around the Pacific Island States.  Long
    noted the difficulty of anti-corruption work and solving
    political murders in the Solomon Islands. Even if the police
    force is clean and effective, if the courts are tainted or
    can be intimidated, police rebuilding efforts are undermined.
     Martin Wevers, CEO of the Prime Minister's office, said that
    PM Clark had called on senior judges in Port Moresby before
    the Pacific Islands Forum meetings, just to underscore NZ
    support for a strong judiciary in PNG, which is facing
    similar problems to the Solomons.  NZ Defence Force Commander
    Bruce Ferguson said the NZDF protects the perimeter of all
    prisons in the Solomon Islands, to keep convicted criminals
    from being released by fellow tribesmen or collaborators.

    --------------------
    China in the Pacific
    --------------------

    ¶9.  (C) Many Kiwi interlocutors, including Foreign Minister
    Winston Peters (septel) expressed concern over China's often
    negative role in the Pacific Islands.  Peters is trying to
    encourage a collective Pacific Island voice to counter the
    PRC.  New Zealand was not happy with China's intragigence
    over Taiwan's participation in the recent fisheries
    conference held in Wellington, which led to Taiwan leaving
    the meeting.  Deputy Secretary McKinnon said that GNZ would
    also discuss its concerns with Premier Wen when he visits New
    Zealand next month.

    ------------------------------
    Counter-terrorism/Intelligence
    ------------------------------

    ¶10.  (C) Customs CEO Martyn Dunne, a veteran of SAS

    deployments to OEF and of the Solomon Islands deployment,
    talked about transborder challenges in the region, and the
    post 9/11 shift in customs from facilitation of trade and
    travel to security.  He said this shift had doubled the size
    of NZ Customs over the past two years, mainly in response to
    U.S. Customs and Border Patrol requirements.   He said NZ was
    the only country whose customs officials do their own
    container shipping inspections to meet U.S. security
    requirements.  He characterized the customs relationship as
    "superb."  Assistant U.S. Commissioner Keith Thompson had
    been in Wellington the previous week, and was full of praise
    for NZ's work on capacity building in the Pacific Island
    states.

    ¶11. (S) NZ Security Intelligence Service Director Richard
    Wood and Warren Tucker, Director of the Government
    Communications Security Bureau, both expressed gratitude for
    U.S. intelligence sharing.  Because Australia's service was
    refocused after the Bali bombings, NZ has been asked to take
    on more training and support activity in Fiji, Tonga, PNG,
    the Cook Islands and the Solomon Islands.
    McCormick

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