Secretive visit by FBI director Kash Patel to New Zealand revealed

Tuesday 23 September 2025 · 3 outlets · 2 reports · updated Tue 23 Sep 2025, 5:18pm

In this story Winston Peters, Donald Trump, Judith Collins, FBI, Kash Patel

Documents released to RNZ show FBI director Kash Patel made a secretive trip to New Zealand in July. The visit, which included a meeting with Winston Peters in Wellington, reportedly cost taxpayers approximately $10,000. Patel is the highest-ranking US official to visit the country during Donald Trump's second presidency.

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1. RNZTue 23 Sep 2025, 4:13pm

   Inside the hush-hush visit that brought Trump's FBI boss Kash Patel to NZ (opens in new tab)

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2. NZ HeraldTue 23 Sep 2025, 5:18pm

   FBI director Kash Patel’s secretive Wellington trip cost taxpayers $10k (opens in new tab)