Foreign Affairs Press Releases

Foreign Minister Murray McCully has today announced New Zealand will provide a total of NZ$2 million in response to the worsening humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa due to severe drought.

The most influential Japanese tourism industry delegation to ever visit New Zealand is in Queenstown to visit key tourism providers and meet with New Zealand’s Prime Minister, and Minister of Tourism, John Key.

A Co-operation statement has been signed with the United States on global supply chain security.

In July this year hundreds of high school students from Cape Reinga to Bluff will converge in the capital city to tackle international issues and work towards a better future through the forum of the UN General Assembly. The most enquiring young New Zealanders who have a passion for global issues will be representing United Nations member states in New Zealand’s annual Model United Nations conference and discussing the same issues challenging world leaders in New York and Geneva.

Telecom has announced it will credit all residential customers’ landline calls to Japan. This includes calls made from landline to landline and landline to Japanese mobile phones.

The Auckland Mayor has announced that condolence messages have been sent to Auckland Council’s Japanese sister cities in the wake of Friday’s destructive earthquake and tsunami. Auckland Council has relationships with Fukuoka, Shinagawa, Tomioka, Kakogawa, Utsunomiya, Furudono and Hara-mura.

Prime Minister John Key said New Zealand is sending an Urban Search and Rescue team to Japan following its devastating earthquake and tsunami.

Prime Minister John Key has issued a statement of NZrs hearts going out to the Japanese at the time of this tragic earthquake.

Foreign Minister Murray McCully announces that NZ will provide $50k support for the recovery efforts in Vanuatu following Cyclone Vania.

Defence Minister Wayne Mapp and Foreign Minister Murray McCully welcome William Hague, UK Foreign Secretary and Dr Liam Fox, Defence Secretary for bilateral talks next week.

The Indian Government has put in a complaint against Paul Henry, TVNZ’s Breakfast host, for offensive remarks.

John Key, Prime Minister of NZ, congratulated incumbent Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard for winning the right to govern.

Foreign Minister Murray McCully has announced that New Zealand is giving more aid to Pakistan for flood relief efforts.

NZ experts working with the oil spill response team in the Gulf of Mexico have gained valuable experience which assists NZ for its own preparedness.

A whaling petition calling on the Government to protect the future of whales has been signed by 53,000 New Zealanders.

New Zealand will make a decision in the next few weeks on whether to file a case in the International Court of Justice against Japanese whaling.

Foreign Minister Murray McCully is gravely concerned over the findings that link North Korea to the sinking of a South Korean naval vessel, ROKS Cheonan.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced that the United States will work towards adhering to the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone.

A historic Twenty20 series between the BLACKCAPS and Sri Lanka in Florida next month has been announced.

Google Buzz involved the release of personal information. A joint letter from a group of international data protection and privacy regulators, including New Zealand Privacy Commission has been sent to Google.