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The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Don McKinnon and the Minister of Fisheries , John Luxton today welcomed the decision by the President of the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Don McKinnon and the Minister of Fisheries , John Luxton today welcomed the decision by the President of the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea

Using war veterans as a platform for political posturing is hardly a class act, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Don McKinnon said today.

"New Zealand is planning to increase the number of both Police and NZDF personnel in East Timor in the post-ballot phase of the UN operation there," Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Don McKin

New Zealand will make a contribution of $250,000 to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to support relief work following the disastrous earthquake in Turkey on 17 A

Foreign Minister Don McKinnon leaves New Zealand on Monday to visit the Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Niue, Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga.

"New Zealand has pledged an additional $1.5 million to stop the spread of nuclear weapons on the Korean peninsula," Foreign Affairs Minister Don McKinnon announced today.

Tourism operators, exporters and education providers are set to benefit from direct flights between New Zealand and China, Foreign Minister Don McKinnon said today.

Foreign Minister Don McKinnon delivered a strong message of support for furthering New Zealand's relationship with Asia in Singapore this week.

"This is very disappointing news" was Simon Upton's reaction to reports that a shipment of mixed-oxide fuel (MOX) from Europe to Japan is likely to travel through the Tasman Sea.

Acting Foreign Minister Simon Upton said today that he was distressed to hear of the murder of Western Samoa's Minister of Public Works, Luagalau Levaula Kamu.

APEC members need to work harder at building broader support for APEC within their communities, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Don McKinnon said today.

The Government yesterday informed Japan of the legal steps it has decided to pursue in the dispute over Japan's unilateral experimental fishing programme for southern bluefin tuna.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Don McKinnon, departs tomorrow on a two week visit to South and South East Asia.

Foreign Minister Don McKinnon announced today that a delegation of New Zealand Parliamentarians would go to East Timor next month to observe the UN-sponsored ballot on East Timor's future.

Last week's APEC Trade Ministers meeting was a highly successful "dry run" for the APEC Ministerial and Leaders" meetings in September, Foreign Affairs Minister Don McKin

Foreign Minister Don McKinnon said today that the Government had decided to authorise a holiday for schools in the Auckland region on Monday 13 September, to reduce traffic flows in the region to a

New Zealand will provide assistance to Indonesia's National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) the Foreign Minister Don McKinnon and Associate Minister Simon Upton announced today.

Foreign Minister Don McKinnon said he deplores the attack on a UN facility in East Timor today, but he hopes the growing UN presence in East Timor will deter further attacks.

Foreign Minister Don McKinnon today welcomed the appointment of Neil Walter as the new Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Foreign Minister Don McKinnon said he was very pleased to hear that an agreement between NATO and Serb Military  Forces had been signed this morning (NZT).

New Zealand has sent tarpaulins to provide temporary accommodation for people forced from their homes by ethnic tensions in the Solomon Islands, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Lockwood Smith sa

Five New Zealand Defence Force personnel will join the United Nations Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) as Military Liaison Officers, Foreign Minister Don McKinnon and Minister of Defence, Max Bradfor

New Zealand's response to Japan's recommencement of experimental fishing for southern bluefin tuna is to pursue legaloptions.