Pacific Island Forum foreign ministers are gathering in Fiji this week ahead of the leaders' meeting later this year.
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop (C) gathers ministers from the Pacific Island nations for a group photo ahead of the Pacific Islands Forum in Sydney on July 9, 2015. Photo: PETER PARKS / AFP
New Zealand's Foreign Minister Murray McCully will attend the Foreign Minister's meeting in Suva on Friday.
He says it is an important opportunity to discuss regional priorities such as climate change, fisheries, and economic integration.
Mr McCully says it will also help inform the agenda for the leaders meeting in Federated States of Micronesia in September.