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Associate Foreign Minister, Rt Hon Simon Upton, today applauded the pioneering research completed this week by the New Zealand led Cape Roberts Project in Antarctica.

New Zealand's next Ambassador to Spain will be career diplomat Christine Bogle, Acting Foreign Minister Simon Upton announced today.

New Zealand will contribute $150,000 to Red Cross flood relief work in central Vietnam, Acting Foreign Minister, Hon Simon Upton, announced today.

New Zealand's next Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will be career diplomat Laurie Markes, Acting Foreign Minister Simon Upton announced today.

New Zealand's next Ambassador to Japan will be Phillip Gibson, currently Executive Director at Asia 2000, Acting Foreign Minister Simon Upton announced today.

The New Zealand Government has responded to the humanitarian disaster following Taiwan's worst earthquake on record by giving a grant of $150,000 to the New Zealand Red Cross Appeal.

Acting Foreign Minister Simon Upton today welcomed news that New Zealand hostage Geraldo Cruz had been rescued from kidnappers in Chechnya.

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

"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.

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.

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

"New Zealand is contemplating international legal action over Japan's decision to conduct a second unilateral experimental fishing programme for southern bluefin tuna", Acting Foreign Minister Simo

New Zealand will contribute a further $950,000 from the overseas aid programme to assist refugees who have fled Kosovo, Acting Foreign Minister Simon Upton said today.