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We may be a small Pacific country, but we expect to make a difference in the world, and we do.

New Zealand has welcomed a strong ruling by the International Court of Justice that Israel’s West Bank barrier is illegal

Foreign Minister Phil Goff's speech to the UNESCO Human Rights Education conference

Aid Minister Marian Hobbs has defended government spending on fighting the global HIV/AIDS epidemic in the face of World Vision criticism that it is not enough.

New Zealand today joined a UK-led international project to help Russia destroy its stocks of lethal chemical weapons.

New Zealand has been thanked for its commitment to help in destroying Russian chemical weapons by newly appointed Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

New Zealand has been invited to send a team to observe Indonesia’s Presidential elections on 5 July

The aim of this workshop is to convince you that there are both ethical and business reasons for buying Fair Trade.

Today's passing of the Mercenary Activities (Prohibition) Bill will ensure New Zealand is never seen as a safe haven for mercenaries

Foreign Minister Phil Goff's speech to the Otago Foreign Policy School, Dunedin, on June 25

New Zealand is contributing NZ$800,000 to help the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).

Foreign Minister Phil Goff travels to Jakarta tomorrow for meetings with regional counterparts before visiting Viet Nam and the Philippines

National's indecision and policy changes on nuclear ship visits will leave it without credibility

New Zealand is contributing a further $1 million to combat the Sudan humanitarian crisis on top of the $2 million announced three weeks ago.

Rising Japanese politician Taro Kono is visiting New Zealand as the Prime Minister’s Japanese Fellow for 2004

A United States State Department report that makes references to trafficking of persons in New Zealand is creating a misleading impression, says Foreign Minister Phil Goff

An ecotourism programme in Lombok, Indonesia funded by the government’s aid agency, NZAID, has won a prestigious World Legacy Award for environmental tourism.

NGOs who work at community level are particularly welcome in the Pacific. But lobbying the respective governments or development banks is not welcome.

New Zealand is to chair the United Nations' Fifth Committee, which oversees expenditure of an annual budget of $NZ11 billion and management of 15,000 staff

New Zealand welcomes the move towards Iraq fully regaining its sovereignty following a United Nations Security Council resolution passed yesterday, says the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon Phil Goff.

Phil Goff's speech to Solomon Islands Chamber of Commerce, Honiara, 8 June 2004

New Zealand, the European Union and Solomon Islands have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will provide up to NZ$33 million over three years to ensure children in the Solomons receive a good basic education.

New Zealand is putting $30,000 towards ensuring the survival of one of Palau's national treasures, the giant clam

New Zealand is contributing $2 million to help deal with what United Nation’s officials are calling one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world.