NZEALAND-GERMANY-DIPLOMACY

NZEALAND-GERMANY-DIPLOMACY

Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) receives a hongi, a traditional Maori welcome, during an official welcoming ceremony at Government House in Auckland on November 14, 2014. Merkel is in New Zealand on her way to take part in the G20 Summit in the Australian city of Brisbane on November 15-16. AFP PHOTO / David ROWLAND