Foreign Minister Phil Goff today expressed his sadness over the death of former Philippines Ambassador to New Zealand, Alicia Ramos

Foreign Affairs officials will be better placed to help New Zealanders in distress overseas when a new consular management information system begins operating early next year

New Zealand's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Don MacKay, is to chair the committee drafting a new convention covering the rights of people with disabilities

New Zealand has been, and will continue to be, an outspoken critic of the military regime in Myanmar

Justice Minister Phil Goff today released two reports on the sex industry that will help set benchmarks for assessing the impact of the Prostitution Reform Act 2003 over the next few years.

Legislation passed today toughens penalties for sexual offending; widens protection against sexual predators, and makes sexual offences gender neutral

Making, publishing or distributing voyeuristic material recorded without consent will carry a penalty of up to three years' jail under new legislation introduced to Parliament today

Paedophiles who groom children for sexual activity will under new laws

The UN Security Council's decision to establish a peacekeeping mission in Sudan, impose sanctions, and refer the situation in Darfur to the International Criminal Court is a step towards peace and justice

Foreign Minister Phil Goff is updated on Tokelau's relief and reconstruction needs in the wake of Cyclone Percy

Secretary General Kofi Annan's report calling for decisive and bold reform of the United Nations is welcomed by Foreign Minister Phil Goff

Don Brash offers nothing new with his youth justice policy

Foreign Minister Phil Goff today welcomed the guilty verdict handed down to former Solomon Islands militia leader Harold Keke

Foreign Minister Phil Goff, Immigration Minister Paul Swain and Associate Pacific Islands Affairs Minister Taito Phillip Field fly to Apia this evening for Joint Ministerial Consultations

Three additional New Zealand Police are to travel to the Solomon Islands to assist investigations into the murder of Australian officer Adam Dunning

New Zealand is to contribute $1.5 million to relief and reconstruction efforts in the Maldives

A New Zealand Inc. approach is the driving force behind the opening of New Zealand’s new Consulate office in Los Angeles.

Evaluation of two restorative justice programmes finds 95 per cent of victims were satisfied with their meetings

Foreign Minister Phil Goff leaves tomorrow for consultations with the European Union, and visits to China, the Maldives, Sri Lanka and India

Telecommunications technicians will head to the Cook Islands tomorrow to help repair damage caused by Cyclone Olaf last night, and further assistance is likely in the next few days

New laws will be introduced to counter money laundering and terrorist financing

New Zealand is preparing to assist Pacific countries that may be affected by two approaching cyclones