Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully has condemned the nuclear test carried out by North Korea today, saying it is of "deep concern".
Seismic activity measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale occurred in North Korea earlier today, arousing suspicion of a nuclear test. North Korea later confirmed it had carried out a test.
This is the third test North Korea has done since 2006.
"North Korea continues to blatantly defy United Nations Security Council resolutions - that is of deep concern and represents a significant threat to peace and security in the region," McCully said.
He said the country was breaching its international obligations.
Seismic activity measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale occurred in North Korea earlier today, arousing suspicion of a nuclear test. North Korea later confirmed it had carried out a test.
This is the third test North Korea has done since 2006.
"North Korea continues to blatantly defy United Nations Security Council resolutions - that is of deep concern and represents a significant threat to peace and security in the region," McCully said.
He said the country was breaching its international obligations.