6 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 3 – 9 4 . ▁It ▁secured ▁a ▁seat ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 – 1 6 ▁after ▁the ▁election ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Support ▁for ▁UN ▁military ▁actions ▁Right ▁from ▁the ▁start , ▁Peter ▁F ras er ▁supported ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁Israel . ▁Success ive ▁govern ments ▁have ▁provided ▁military ▁support ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East , ▁K ash mir , ▁India / P ak istan , ▁Cy pr us , ▁Camb odia ▁and ▁Korea . ▁More ▁recently , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁peace - keep ing ▁troops ▁have ▁been ▁sent ▁to ▁East ▁Tim or , ▁Ira q ▁and ▁Afghan istan . ▁ ▁Korean ▁War ▁ ▁New ▁Zealand ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁first ▁nations ▁to ▁respond ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁call ▁for ▁help . ▁New ▁Zealand ▁joined ▁ 1 5 ▁other ▁nations ▁including ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁the ▁anti - comm un ist ▁war . ▁But ▁the ▁Korean ▁War ▁was ▁also ▁significant , ▁as ▁it ▁marked ▁New ▁Zealand ' s ▁first ▁move ▁towards ▁association ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁United ▁Nations ▁in ▁supporting ▁that ▁country ' s ▁stand ▁against ▁commun ism . ▁ ▁New ▁Zealand ▁contributed ▁six ▁fr ig ates , ▁several ▁smaller ▁craft ▁and ▁a ▁ 1 0 4 4 ▁strong ▁volunte er ▁force ▁( known ▁as ▁K - FOR CE ) ▁to ▁the ▁Korean ▁War . ▁The ▁ships ▁were ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁a ▁British ▁flag ▁officer ▁and ▁formed ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Navy