28 August, 2008
Up to 300 New Zealanders aged between 18 and 30 will be able to live in Brazil for one year to work, holiday or study under a new reciprocal working holiday scheme signed today,
Read full release >>28 August, 2008
New Zealand is to increase its diplomatic representation in Brazil by appointing a diplomat as Consul-General in Sao Paulo.
Read full release >>27 August, 2008
The future of the WTO's Doha trade negotiations; environmental issues, and the signing of a Working Holiday Scheme will be key points during the Brazilian Foreign Minister's visit to New Zealand
Read full release >>27 August, 2008
New Zealand's new High Commissioner to Kiribati will be diplomat Robert Kaiwai
Read full release >>14 August, 2008
New Zealand’s next Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organisation in Geneva will be career diplomat David Walker
Read full release >>14 August, 2008
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 >>7 August, 2008
Speech to the New Zealand Diplomacy Course about the role of the Minister of Foreign Affairs
Read full speech >>1 August, 2008
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
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
Chile’s Foreign Minister, Alejandro Foxley, will visit New Zealand on Thursday and Friday this week
Read full release >>29 July, 2008
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
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 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
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
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
New Zealand’s next Consul-General to Hong Kong will be career diplomat Adele Bryant
Read full release >>18 July, 2008
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
Condoleezza Rice is to visit New Zealand in late July, Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced.
Read full release >>15 July, 2008
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
Michael Swain will be New Zealand’s next Consul-General in Shanghai, says Foreign Minister Winston Peters.
Read full release >>10 July, 2008
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
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
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 >>3 July, 2008
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
America's Independence Day celebrations provide an ideal opportunity to reaffirm our two countries' strong bond of friendship
Read full speech >>1 July, 2008
New Zealand’s next Ambassador to Brazil will be career diplomat Mark Trainor
Read full release >>27 June, 2008
North Korea's declaration to the Chinese of its nuclear programmes is a strong signal of its commitment to the denuclearisation process
Read full release >>26 June, 2008
A visit to Fiji by the Forum Ministerial Contact Group would strengthen engagement with the interim government over the pathway for a return to democratic, constitutional rule.
Read full release >>24 June, 2008
Career diplomat Rob Hole will be New Zealand’s new Consul-General in Melbourne
Read full release >>24 June, 2008
New Zealand's Pacific Development Strategy reflects our place as a Pacific nation and a corresponding commitment to helping our neighbours enjoy a more prosperous future
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