War on the Korean Peninsula started in June 1950 and entered into the armistice three years later in July 1953.
Following the armistice agreement those living on the peninsula have existed in a state of military, political and
social tension and have also carried deep-seated grief caused by the separation of one people.
As a country that fought in the war, New Zealand this chapter of our history remains open long as the armistice
agreement continues.
It is impossible to ask the other side to lay down their weapons while we remain in a state of armistice, therefore an
end to the war can be thought of as a prerequisite for discussing peace on the Korean Peninsula.
New Zealand has been a world leader in the nuclear-free movement. If New Zealand, a participant country in the Korean
War, were to pass a Parliamentary resolution in support of ending the War we will once again be leading a path to peace
in the Asia-Pacific region and globally.
Therefore we, members of diverse communities living in New Zealand, strongly call upon the New Zealand Government and
Parliament to take the following steps to ending 70 years of the war:
1. That Parliament pass a motion declaring the end of the Korean War
2. That the New Zealand Government publicly urge other nations that participated in the War to support a declaration to
end the Korea War
3. That the New Zealand Government express support for the peaceful reunification of Korea to secure peace in North East
Asia and beyond.Participating OrganizationsAKTV NEW ZEALANDAuckland Korean Students Association (AKSA)Auckland Peace ActionHomeoMaximaKorea ReviewKorea Sports Council in New Zealand INCKorean Association of Nelson TasmanKorean Association of Palmerston NorthKorean New Zealanders for a Better FutureKorean Society of Christchurch IncorporatedLowly Heart Charitable TrustNew Zealand Christians for Peace on the Korean PeninsulaNew Zealand Union of Democratic Congress on World KoreansNZ DPRK SocietyNZ Wellington Korean AssociationNZROK Friendship SocietySundaysisaLtdTauranga Korean TimesThe Korean Association of WellingtonTHE KOREAN ASSOCIATION OF TARANAKI, NEW ZEALANDThe Korean Society of AucklandThe Korean Society of ChristchurchThe Korean Society of WhanganuiThe New Zealand TimesThe Union Network of Migrants NZThe WeeklyKorea WAIKATOKOREAN ASSOCIATIONWomen's International League for Peace & Freedom AotearoaWomen's International League for Peace & Freedom, Tamaki Makaurau branch