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Foreign Minister Winston Peters said he was deeply shocked and saddened by the news earlier today of the assassination of Pakistan's former Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto.

New Zealand extends its travel ban on associates of the Mugabe regime in Zimbabwe by denying student visas and permits to their adult children

Fiji’s scheduled return to constitutional government, the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands, and climate change dominate Foreign Minister talks in Port Moresby

Foreign Minister Winston Peters will hold talks with counterpart Sam Abal, and Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare, during a four-day visit to PNG

New Zealand’s next High Commissioner to India will be career diplomat Rupert Holborow

An Air Force C130 Hercules will fly to Papua New Guinea tomorrow, carrying emergency supplies for flood victims

New Zealand is providing emergency funds to help flood victims in Papua New Guinea and Viet Nam, and cyclone victims in Bangladesh

The next High Commissioner to London will be career diplomat Derek Leask

Foreign Minister Winston Peters’ recent trip to North Korea was a key focus of his meetings with leading figures of the United States Administration in Washington today (Monday US time)

New Zealand is willing to assist North Korea’s economic development if it follows through on its commitments under the Six Party Talks

Paul Hargreaves has been reappointed as Chair of Antarctica New Zealand’s Management Board, while Living Earth director Robert Fenwick has joined the Board

The Terrorism Suppression Amendment Bill will ensure the Act's provisions reflect New Zealand’s international obligations

Foreign Minister Winston Peters leads on Monday for a visit to North Korea and the US, before attending the East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Singapore

Foreign Minister Winston Peters has demanded immediate action to fix management system problems identified by an audit of NZAID

The declaration of emergency rule in Pakistan is highly regrettable, and President Musarraf must restore institutional rule immediately

New Zealand needs to further lift its engagement with the booming economies of Asia, says Foreign Minister Winston Peters

Naturally we are trying to encourage all rugby fans to head to New Zealand for the World Cup in 2011, but we want to show you that, like this pavilion, there is more to New Zealand than just rugby – although after our unplanned early exit in Cardiff you may just have to take my word for it!

The economic disparities between developed and developing countries have never been more visible. We see examples of this in the media every day. Those images underline the fact that no matter what we do to create infrastructure and mechanisms that promote and protect human rights in developing countries, day-to-day realities often prevent them from delivering

However our geographical isolation does not protect us from significant global issues. As with other countries, global challenges such as terrorism, failed or fragile states, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction pose a genuine threat to New Zealand’s national interests

The Asia-Pacific is an emerging region that the international community increasingly needs to factor into its thinking

World soccer body FIFA have cancelled Saturday’s World Cup qualifying match between Fiji and New Zealand

Foreign Minister Winston Peters will travel to Europe next week for high-level talks in the Netherlands, Sweden and France

New Zealand’s next High Commissioner to Tonga will be career diplomat Christine Bogle

Murray McCully is desperately trying to divert media attention from National’s on-going policy fiascos by re-heating information reported by media nearly two months ago