New Zealand will provide an additional $4 million to support Ukrainian communities, New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta said.

"Our thoughts are with the people of Ukraine. New Zealand will be providing an additional $4 million in funding to support Ukrainian communities," Mahuta said, according to a post on the New Zealand government website on Tuesday.

"This funding is in addition to the initial $2 million we have already provided and will help those immediately on the ground while we continue to look at options for further support," Nanaia Mahuta said.