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Foreign Minister Murray McCully will travel to the Cook Islands today to meet new Cook Islands Prime Minister, Henry Puna and his recently appointed Cabinet.

“New Zealand and the Cook Islands have a particularly close relationship, underpinned by extensive personal links and our shared citizenship,” Mr McCully said.

"The visit will include discussions with the new government on a range of issues affecting our two countries, and New Zealand’s programme of development assistance in the Cooks.

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The Governments of Australia, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the United States jointly condemn any actions that imperil human life in the Southern Ocean. We are deeply concerned that confrontations in the Southern Ocean will eventually lead to injury or loss of life among both whaling crews and protestors, many of whom are nationals of our countries.

We call on the masters of all vessels involved in these actions in the Southern Ocean to take responsibility for ensuring that safety of human life at sea is their highest priority.

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The New Zealand Government has decided not to file as a party to Australia’s legal action in the International Court of Justice against Japanese ‘scientific’ whaling in the Southern Ocean, but will instead ‘intervene’ formally in the case, a move welcomed by the Australian Government.

Foreign Ministers Kevin Rudd and Murray McCully say that both countries have agreed to work together towards the elimination of whaling in the Southern Ocean through complementary strategies.

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Foreign Minister Murray McCully and Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg signed a Protocol amending the existing Working Holiday Scheme between New Zealand and the Czech Republic at a meeting yesterday in Prague.

The changes will raise the maximum age from 30 to 35, and will ease employment and study restrictions for working holidaymakers in both countries. 

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Foreign Minister Murray McCully has condemned the shelling by North Korea of the civilian population on an island in South Korea.

"The attack represents a new and dangerous level of aggression by the DPRK regime, coming in the wake of the DPRK attack on the South Korean vessel, the Cheonan," Mr McCully said.

"This is a time for cool heads in order to avoid this clash escalating into a more serious threat to the stability of the region. It is also a time in which the DPRK's neighbours should leave them in no doubt that their actions are unacceptable.

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Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully has today announced the appointment of the new Ambassador to Mexico, Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organisation in Geneva and th

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Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully is heading to Europe where he will spend next week attending the 2010 NATO Summit in Portugal and meeting his counterparts in Croatia, Ireland, the UK, the C

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Foreign Minister Murray McCully will travel to Canberra this afternoon to hold bi-annual talks with his Australian counterpart, Kevin Rudd.

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Foreign Minister Murray McCully has welcomed the release from house arrest of Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

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New Zealand has committed $500,000 in emergency funding to support humanitarian relief efforts following the eruption of Mount Merapi in Java, Indonesia, Foreign Minister Murray McCully announced t

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Foreign Minister Murray McCully leaves for Japan tomorrow to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministers' meeting.

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"Burma's elections on 7 November were neither free nor fair," Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully said today.

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New Zealand is to open a full Embassy in Vienna, Austria, in January 2011, Foreign Minister Murray McCully has announced. 

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United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Foreign Minister Murray McCully today launched a Declaration establishing a new Strategic Partnership between New Zealand and the US.

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New Zealand has provided an initial $450,000 in emergency funding to support the immediate relief and reconstruction effort following the Mentawai tsunami, Foreign Minister Murray McCully announced

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The Minister of Foreign Affairs Murray McCully and the Minister of Justice Simon Power are welcoming the election of Justice Lowell Goddard to the United Nations Subcommittee on the Prevention of T

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Foreign Minister Murray McCully has welcomed an announcement by the Indonesian government of a full investigation into the apparent torture of two Papuan men by military personnel.

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Foreign Minister Murray McCully and his Indonesian counterpart Marty Natalegawa  have launched an Indonesia-New Zealand Friendship Council during  Mr McCully's bilateral visit to Jakarta.

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Foreign Minister Murray McCully leaves on a four-day trip to Indonesia and Malaysia later tonight. 

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New Zealand's next Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Vienna will be career diplomat Philip Griffiths, Foreign Minister Murray McCully announced today.

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New Zealand's next Ambassador to Italy will be career diplomat Dr Trevor Matheson, Foreign Minister Murray McCully announced today.

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Foreign Minister Murray McCully has confirmed that the Indian Government has formally complained about offensive remarks from Television New Zealand Breakfast host Paul Henry.

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Foreign Minister Murray McCully heads to Brussels this evening to attend the eighth Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) along with Deputy Prime Minister Bill English.

  • Murray McCully
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Mr President; Excellencies; Distinguished delegates.

It is an honour to lead New Zealand's delegation this year.

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