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Foreign Minister Phil Goff welcomes news that the number of New Zealanders still unaccounted for in the tsunami-affected regions of southern Thailand has more than halved

The government will make up to $5 million in aid and assistance available to tsunami-affected countries in south and south-east Asia

An RNZAF C130 is being despatched immediately to help with relief efforts in the wake of the tsunami that has devastated south-east and southern Asia

One New Zealander has been confirmed dead in the tsunami that struck south east and southern Asia last evening

Foreign Minister Phil Goff condemns the killing of an Australian police officer in the Solomon Islands this morning

NZAID, the government's international aid and development agency, will be providing $700,000 over the next three years for the promotion of 'Fair Trade' in New Zealand.

An arrangement signed between Australia and New Zealand will strengthen the security of international air travel

Australia's proposed 1000 nautical mile maritime identification zone appears not to infringe on the sovereign rights of countries that come within it, says Foreign Minister Phil Goff

New Zealand is providing $3.8 million of extra assistance to improve security, support local government and rebuild infrastructure in Afghanistan.

Fofreign Minister Phil Goff's opening address to the Asia New Zealand Foundation's media seminar on regional security in Wellington on December 8

Foreign Minister Phil Goff is calling on the Zimbabwe government to release jailed Opposition MP Roy Bennett

Foreign Minister Phil Goff's opening speech to the Parliamentarians for Global Action conference on the International Criminal Court, Parliament, 6 December.

Foreign Minister Phil Goff has welcomed a report calling for major reforms to the United Nations and responses to global security threats

Ten New Zealanders will travel to Indonesia next week to take part in an inter-faith dialogue aimed at countering destructive religious extremism

Counter-terrorism and trans-national crime will top the agenda at this week’s Southwest Pacific Dialogue meeting in Adelaide

Foreign Minister Phil Goff and Sir Edmund Hillary today took part in ceremonies in Antarctica commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Erebus disaster

Foreign Minister Phil Goff's speech at the Mt Erebus memorial service, Scott Base, Antarctica, on November 28

New Zealand will help provide shelter, food and basic items to those living in remote areas of Indonesia recently struck by a massive earthquake, Aid Minister Marian Hobbs announced today.

Foreign Minister Phil Goff and Sir Edmund Hillary travel to Antarctica tomorrow to take part in ceremonies marking the 25th anniversary of the Mt Erebus disaster

With the APEC leaders summit just concluded in Chile, Foreign Minister Phil Goff says the time is right for New Zealand to step up its relationships in Asia

Career diplomat John McArthur is to be New Zealand’s next Ambassador to Japan

United Nations resolutions on bottom trawling passed at the General Assembly send positive messages on the conservation of marine life beneath the high seas.

The number of young people from overseas able to work while on holiday in New Zealand will increase to at least 40,000 within two years

Foreign Minister Phil Goff pays tribute to the role played by retiring US Secretary of State Colin Powell