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Foreign Minister Phil Goff has welcomed Indonesian parliamentary approval of a comprehensive autonomy package for Irian Jaya.

Foreign Affairs Minister Phil Goff today released information provided by the British Government which outlines links between Al Qaida led by Osama bin Laden and the terrorist attacks of 11 September.

ADDRESS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO COLLOQUIM ON TERRORISM – UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO, SATURDAY 27 OCTOBER 2001The world changed on September 11, 2001.

[speech to Asia Pacific League for Freedom and Democracy, New Zealand Chapter at the Hyatt Hotel)

Mr Chairman, Secretary-General, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen

Thank you for the invitation to your conference this morning.

Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Phil Goff said today that New Zealand would defer lifting sanctions against Fiji until the issue of the constitutionality of the current Cabinet was resolved.

Career diplomat Peter Heenan will be New Zealand’s next Consul-General in Sydney, Foreign Minister Phil Goff announced today.

The wrongful conviction and imprisonment of three young teenage girls is a serious matter which requires and will receive full investigation of how the justice system got it wrong says Justice Minister Phil Goff.

November 14 2001Speech Notes

Kia orana, Ni sa bula vinaka, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Taloha ni, Malo e lelei, Ia orana, Kia ora, Talofa lava and Pacific greetings to you all.

Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you this morning. Can I begin by thanking the professional staff and the many hundreds of volunteers who work in Victim Support to help victims and ensure their rights are upheld.

Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you this morning. Can I begin by thanking the professional staff and the many hundreds of volunteers who work in Victim Support to help victims and ensure their rights are upheld.

Mrs Pauline Tangiora of Mahia has been appointed to the Public Advisory Committee on Disarmament and Arms Control (PACDAC) Disarmament Minister Matt Robson and Foreign Minister Phil Goff announced today.

Delegates, ladies and gentlemen: thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today at the conclusion of your conference. I congratulate LawAsia, the New Zealand Law Society and the Family Law Section for the first time hosting a combined event.

Foreign Affairs Minister Phil Goff says that New Zealand will be discussing with the Commonwealth next week the question of when sanctions against Fiji will be lifted.

Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Phil Goff confirmed that members of the Government have been briefed by the United States on the evidence which currently exists linking al Qaeda and Bin Laden to the World Trade Centre and Pentagon terrorist attacks.

Foreign Minister Phil Goff met in Washington this morning with US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage. Also present for the meeting was Assistant Secretary of State Jim Kelly.

26 October 2001Speech Notes

Good afternoon, talofa lava, greetings to you all. In particular I welcome John Jefferson, national president of Grey Power, Violet McCowatt from the Grey Power board and Auckland regional members of Age Concern.

New Zealand is to contribute NZ$500,000 to the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organisation (KEDO), Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Phil Goff announced today.

Foreign Minister Phil Goff said today that the Government was dismayed at the failure of an Indonesian appeal against the inadequate sentences handed down to six men involved in the brutal killing of three UN workers in West Timor last year.

In a series of high powered meetings, Foreign Minister Phil Goff met in Brussels today with Belgian Foreign Minister, Louis Michel, representing the European Union Presidency, EU External Relations Commissioner Chris Patten, Foreign and Security Policy

Issues related to the constitutionality of the new Fijian government need to be sorted out in Fiji before a final decision is made to lift sanctions, says Foreign Minister, Phil Goff.

14 September 2001Media Statement
NZDF to assist with airport security

Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Phil Goff and Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs in charge of aid, Matt Robson announced new directions and new institutional arrangements for the way New Zealand’s international aid funds are spent.

“It is time for Mrs Shipley to put up or shut up on her allegations against an Afghan refugee,” says Foreign Affairs Minister Phil Goff.

With election results showing a strongly polarised electorate, those involved in forming a new government in Fiji should take into account the need for reconciliation and unity if Fiji is to move forward, says Foreign Minister Phil Goff.