A Word from our Chairman:
Thank you for visiting our website.
The aim of our Society is to increase awareness, understanding and contact between the people of New Zealand and the people of the Democratic Peoples’ Republic of Korea (DPRK, commonly referred to as North Korea)
Whether you are in New Zealand or elsewhere in the world, we hope that this website will not only inform you about our Society, but more importantly, allow you to gain some insight into the North Korean situation.
Dr. Tim Beal, Chairman, NZ-DPRK Society
Recent Posts
Submission to the NZ Ministry of Defence 2023 Defence Strategy Review
A full copy of the submission, including annexes, can be found here. “If there is negotiation, it must be rooted in mutual respect and concern for the rights of others.” John F. Kennedy “Know your enemy” Sun Tzu. 5th century B.C “Empathize with your enemies” Robert S. McNamara’s Lesson Number One, The Fog of War.…
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2022 South Korean Presidential Elections: No Public Mandate for a Hawkish Pivot
APRIL 27, 2022 BY SIMONE CHUN, Counterpunch An end-of-war declaration would be an important step towards reducing the dire threat of war and opening the way to further accommodations… The best policy I think would be in the general spirit of the Sunshine policy: steps toward accommodation, relaxation of tensions, withdrawal of threats and provocations.– Noam…
Read MoreThis Week in Korean History, 13 December 2021.
This week marks two events of note. Firstly, 13th of December marks the signing of the 1991 Agreement on Reconciliation, Non-aggression and Exchanges and Cooperation between South and North. This was the culmination of two years of high level negotiations between South Korea and North Korea. In this document the two countries agreed on: A Reaffirmation of the…
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Media Release on NZ Participation in Blockade of North Korea, 8 November 2021.
The New Zealand Government has self-righteously announced that it is sending an Air Force P-3K2 Orion aircraft to detect and deter actions such as North Korean ship-to-ship transfers of illicit material at sea. The ‘illicit material’ being referred to is oil. The most charitable comment that can be made on this is to invoke Jesus’ words on…
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