On the morning of April 7, 2006, after successfully concluding his official visit to New Zealand, Premier Wen Jiabao of the State council left for Cambodia by special plane to continue his four-nation tour.

After leaving Wellington, capital of New Zealand, on the morning of April 7, Premier Wen's special plane made a technical stopover at Auckland International Airport, during which he held a courtesy meeting with Chairman Michael Lee of Auckland Regional Council.

Wen arrived in Wellington by special plane on April 5, kicking off his official visit to New Zealand. During the visit to Wellington, he held talks with Prime Minister Helen Clark and both sides conducted pragmatic and constructive discussions on deepening bilateral cooperation and reached important consensus. Wen also met respectively with New Zealand Governor-General and National Party leader.

New Zealand is the third leg of Premier Wen's current tour. Prior to that, he paid official visits to Australia and Fiji upon invitation and attended the first "China-Pacific Island Countries Economic Development and Cooperation Forum" Ministerial Conference held in Fiji.