14 August, 2008
Peters names new Ambassador to WTO
New Zealand’s next Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organisation in Geneva will be career diplomat David Walker
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14 August, 2008
Ill health forces NZ High Commissioner to Cooks to resign
Foreign Minister Winston Peters pays tribute to Brian Donnelly, who has been forced to resign as High Commissioner to the Cook Islands due to ill health
Read full release >>12 August, 2008
$1 million boost for veterans' welfare
The Returned and Services Association has received a $1 million boost for its veterans welfare work
Read full release >>8 August, 2008
Address to the Annual Conference of Harness Racing Clubs
Speech detailing changes to the racing industry that have been introduced over the past 30 months, and announcing new higher stakes for New Zealand's premiere harness races.
Read full speech >>8 August, 2008
Big stakes boost for feature harness races
New Zealand's premiere harness races will receive a stakes increase totalling $1.6 million this year.
Read full release >>7 August, 2008
The Role of Foreign Minister
Speech to the New Zealand Diplomacy Course about the role of the Minister of Foreign Affairs
Read full speech >>1 August, 2008
Peters names new Ambassador to China
New Zealand’s next Ambassador to China will be career diplomat Carl Worker, a fluent madarin speaker who has been posted to Beijing on two previous occasions
Read full release >>1 August, 2008
Racing Safety Fund opens for applications
Racing clubs across New Zealand are being urged to submit applications for funding in the lastest round of the Safety Development Fund
Read full release >>1 August, 2008
Peters reappoints NZ Racing Board members
Warren Bell, Thayne Green, and Alistair Sutherland have been reappointed to the New Zealand Racing Board’s governing body
Read full release >>1 August, 2008
Address to the New Zealand Pacific Business Council
New Zealand's private sector is a key avenue for effectively implementing aid programmes and projects in the Pacific now, and in the future.
Read full speech >>29 July, 2008
Chilean Foreign Minister to visit NZ
Chile’s Foreign Minister, Alejandro Foxley, will visit New Zealand on Thursday and Friday this week
Read full release >>29 July, 2008
SuperGold Card directory updated
Winston Peters welcomes the release of an updated SuperGold Card directory, which will be delivered to more than half a million New Zealanders
Read full release >>29 July, 2008
More food aid for North Korea
New Zealand is giving $500,000 to UN efforts to address food shortages in North Korea, which is facing its most severe food shortages since the famine of the 1990s
Read full release >>27 July, 2008
Samoa meeting strengthens US relations with region
A new chapter of US relations with Pacific Forum nations is set to begin, following Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s meeting with regional counterparts in Samoa today, Foreign Minister Winston Peters said.
Read full release >>26 July, 2008
Speech to NZ - US Business Council function
Speech by Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters to the NZ - US Business Council function, welcoming Secretary of State, Dr Condoleezza Rice to New Zealand.
Read full speech >>24 July, 2008
NZ to appoint Ambassador to ASEAN
Appointing a New Zealand Ambassador to ASEAN will offer concrete evidence of New Zealand's support for the organisation and its new Charter
Read full release >>23 July, 2008
Peters announces additional cyclone aid to Myanmar
New Zealand will contribute $2 million via the World Food Programme and the United Nations Development Programme to help victims of Cyclone Nargis.
Read full release >>22 July, 2008
Peters names new Consul-General to Hong Kong
New Zealand’s next Consul-General to Hong Kong will be career diplomat Adele Bryant
Read full release >>18 July, 2008
Peters to attend ASEAN meetings in Singapore
Foreign Minister Winston Peters will discuss a range of political and security issues at Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) meetings in Singapore next week.
Read full release >>16 July, 2008
US Secretary of State to visit New Zealand
Condoleezza Rice is to visit New Zealand in late July, Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced.
Read full release >>15 July, 2008
NZ and PNG Sign New Aid Strategy
The New Zealand-Papua New Guinea aid strategy signed in Port Moresby today marks a major milestone in the relationship between the two countries, says Foreign Minister Winston Peters
Read full release >>11 July, 2008
Peters names new Consul-General for Shanghai
Michael Swain will be New Zealand’s next Consul-General in Shanghai, says Foreign Minister Winston Peters.
Read full release >>10 July, 2008
Forum Ministerial Group to visit Fiji
Assisting Fiji to return to democratic rule is the aim of next week’s visit by the Forum Ministerial Contact Group
Read full release >>10 July, 2008
NZ to help nursing in Pacific
New Zealand will contribute $4.5 million over three years to the World Health Organization (WHO) to support and strengthen nursing in the Pacific
Read full release >>8 July, 2008
Antarctic fishing pirates named and shamed
An international fishing company caught supporting Southern Ocean illegal fishing can now be named and shamed, after a failed attempt to gag the government in the High Court
Read full release >>8 July, 2008
Peters announces second round of racing safety grants
Fifteen race course projects have been given a total of $425,000 in the latest round of safety grants
Read full release >>3 July, 2008
Peters welcomes Governor of Guam
Governor Felix P Camacho will outline business opportunities for New Zealand companies in Guam during his visit to New Zealand
Read full release >>2 July, 2008
Reaffirming a strong friendship
America's Independence Day celebrations provide an ideal opportunity to reaffirm our two countries' strong bond of friendship
Read full speech >>1 July, 2008
Peters names new Ambassador to Brazil
New Zealand’s next Ambassador to Brazil will be career diplomat Mark Trainor
Read full release >>27 June, 2008
Peters welcomes North Korean declaration
North Korea's declaration to the Chinese of its nuclear programmes is a strong signal of its commitment to the denuclearisation process
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