A delegation of MPs, business people and non-governmental organisations will visit three countries in the Pacific region next week to look at their development challenges.
The 2010 Pacific Mission led by Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully will visit Solomon Islands, Kiribati and Samoa.
Mr McCully says in the Solomons, he will underline New Zealand's commitment to strengthening its development work and contribution to the Regional Assistance Mission.
The visit to Kiribati will focus on significant challenges faced by the densely-populated atoll of Tarawa, as well the tourism opportunities for Kiritimati, also known as Christmas Island.
Mr McCully says the delegation will then see first-hand how Samoa is recovering from last year's devastating tsunami.
