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New Zealand will remove sanctions against Fiji immediately following a decision by the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) to lift Fiji’s suspension from the Councils of the Commonwealth, Foreign Minister Phil Goff said.

Foreign Affairs Minister Phil Goff has welcomed the action taken by the Commonwealth to place Zimbabwe on the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) agenda.

Aid organisations like World Vision appreciate the offer of Hercules planes to assist with aid in Afghanistan, Minister in charge of aid, Matt Robson says.

Aid organisations like World Vision appreciate the offer of Hercules planes to assist with aid in Afghanistan, Minister in charge of aid, Matt Robson says.

Joint statement by Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexander Downer and New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs Phil Goff following their Queenstown Meeting Dec 15/16

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has engaged an international executive search agency to find a head for New Zealand’s reformed overseas aid agency to be established on 1 July 2002, Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Responsible fo

Foreign Minister Phil Goff said he was appalled by the terrorist attack on the House of Parliament in New Delhi and sent New Zealand’s sympathies and condolences to the people of India.

A working holiday scheme between New Zealand and Denmark will come into effect next February, Foreign Minister Phil Goff and Immigration Minister Lianne Dalziel announced today.

The signing of a power-sharing agreement after intensive negotiations at UN-sponsored talks in Bonn was an important first step towards lasting peace and the return of legitimate authority in Afghanistan, Foreign Affairs Minister Phil Goff said today.

Foreign Minister Phil Goff today welcomed this week’s visit of Chilean officials for high level political and economic consultations.

Foreign Minister Phil Goff said he was shocked by the latest suicide bombing in Israel which he has described as an appalling tragedy.

Cabinet minister Pete Hodgson today announced further Government initiatives to maximise the benefits for New Zealand from the forthcoming release of The Lord of the Rings movies.

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New Zealand is sending 9 observers to monitor the general election in Solomon Islands on 5 December said Foreign Minister Phil Goff.

The New Zealand government continues to closely follow the trial in Jakarta of Yacobus Bere, who is accused of killing New Zealand peacekeeper, Private Leonard Manning in East Timor last year said Foreign Minister Phil Goff.

Foreign Minister Phil Goff announced that Cabinet today approved Regulations providing tougher measures against specified terrorist organisations.

“New Zealand will continue to encourage United Nations members to take a serious look at the failings of the sanctions regime in Iraq, says Associate Foreign Affairs Minister Matt Robson.

“New Zealand will continue to encourage United Nations members to take a serious look at the failings of the sanctions regime in Iraq, says Associate Foreign Affairs Minister Matt Robson.

[Speech to the NZ UN Society, Parliament Buildings, Wellington]

Thank you for your invitation to open your conference today. We are at an important moment in the UN’s history.

A New Zealand Ambassador has been accredited to North Korea for the first time, Foreign Minister Phil Goff announced today.

The first batch of fifteen secure containers from New Zealand for weapons disposal will arrive in Bougainville this week, Foreign Affairs Minister Phil Goff said.

New Zealand is standing by to send aid teams to Afghanistan, and prepared to add its weight behind a UN led programme to establish stable government , Aid Minister Matt Robson repeated today at the African Focus Conference in Auckland.

New Zealand is standing by to send aid teams to Afghanistan, and prepared to add its weight behind a UN led programme to establish stable government , Aid Minister Matt Robson repeated today at the African Focus Conference in Auckland.

The New Zealand Government is appointing its first Ambassador to Cuba and El Salvador as part of its Latin America Strategy, Foreign Affairs Minister Phil Goff announced today.