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The New Zealand Government has made arrangements to charter a flight for New Zealanders stranded in Peru to depart the country, following agreement with the Chilean government to allow the necessary transit through Chile, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters announced today.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Foreign Affairs

The Government has announced a plan to enable the safe, orderly exit of tens of thousands of stranded foreign nationals from New Zealand during the current COVID-19 Alert Level 4 restrictions, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Winston Peters has said.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Foreign Affairs

Following the successful conclusion of the Building Partner Capacity (BPC) mission at Taji, New Zealand defence personnel are returning to New Zealand from Iraq, in accordance with the Cabinet decision made in June 2019, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters and Defence Minister Ron Mark announced today.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Hon Ron Mark
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Defence
  • Foreign Affairs

Foreign Minister Winston Peters is encouraging the tens of thousands of New Zealanders travelling overseas to consider sheltering in place, in light of COVID-19. 

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Foreign Affairs

The New Zealand Government has temporarily closed its High Commission in Bridgetown, Barbados and its Embassy in Yangon, Myanmar due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Foreign Affairs

The New Zealand Government is advising New Zealanders not to travel overseas due to COVID-19, Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Foreign Affairs

The Coalition Government has launched the most significant peace-time economic plan in modern New Zealand history to cushion the impact of COVID-19 in the fight to support Kiwis’ jobs and the domestic economy from the virus.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Hon James Shaw
  • Prime Minister
  • Deputy Prime Minister

Ahead of the start of the criminal trial in the Netherlands on 9 March, Foreign Minister Winston Peters has reaffirmed the need to establish truth, accountability and justice for the downing of Flight MH17 in 2014, which resulted in the deaths of 298 people, including two people from New Zealand.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Foreign Affairs

The Government is investing $19.9 million through the Provincial Growth Fund in a game-changing hydrogen energy facility in South Taranaki, Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters announced today.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Deputy Prime Minister

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says New Zealand is partnering with countries in the Pacific to ensure they are prepared for, and able to respond to the global threat of Coronavirus (COVID-19).

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Foreign Affairs

Minister for State Owned Enterprises Rt Hon Winston Peters and Minister of Finance Hon Grant Robertson, have announced the appointment of Mark Binns as Chair of the Crown Infrastructure Partners Limited (CIP).

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Hon Grant Robertson
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Finance
  • State Owned Enterprises

New Zealand welcomes the US-Taliban Agreement which signals a renewed intent for lasting peace, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters said today.   

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Foreign Affairs

Foreign Minister Winston Peters and Minister for Trade and Export Growth David Parker met today with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar to discuss ways to strengthen ties between New Zealand and India.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Hon David Parker
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Foreign Affairs
  • Trade and Export Growth

Strengthening New Zealand’s political and business ties with India will be the focus of Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters’ and Trade and Export Growth Minister David Parker’s visit to India this week.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Hon David Parker
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Foreign Affairs
  • Trade and Export Growth

Race courses can improve safety with this year’s second round of funding from the Racing Safety Development Fund.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Racing

The Government is placing temporary entry restrictions into New Zealand on all foreign nationals travelling from, or transiting through mainland China to assist with the containment of the novel coronavirus and to protect New Zealand and the Pacific Islands from the disease.

  • Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Prime Minister
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Foreign Affairs

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Winston Peters has lauded former Prime Minister Mike Moore as “one of the great New Zealanders”.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Foreign Affairs

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Winston Peters has lauded former Prime Minister Mike Moore as “one of the great New Zealanders”.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Foreign Affairs

As the United Kingdom leaves the European Union on 31 January, Foreign Minister Winston Peters has signalled that New Zealand will look to build on its relationship with the UK, as well as recommitting to New Zealand’s important relationship with the EU.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Foreign Affairs

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters today announced the appointment of diplomat Matt Howell as New Zealand’s High Commissioner to Tuvalu.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Foreign Affairs

The Provincial Growth Fund will invest $4 million for Kaipara District Council to upgrade the Dargaville pontoon, the first in its plan to improve wharves on Kaipara Harbour, Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters and Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones announced today.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Regional Economic Development

The Government will provide up to $12.7 million to make Northland more resilient in the face of extreme weather, Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters and Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones announced today.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Regional Economic Development

The Government has agreed with Air New Zealand to charter an aircraft to assist New Zealanders leaving Wuhan, Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced. 

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Foreign Affairs

State Owned Enterprises Minister Winston Peters and Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones have today announced a $109.7 million investment, through the Provincial Growth Fund (PGF), into regional rail that will revitalise train services across the Northland region.

  • Rt Hon Winston Peters
  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Regional Economic Development
  • State Owned Enterprises