Press Releases
McCully announces embassy closure
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today announced the closure of the Stockholm embassy in Sweden as part of $10 million of savings in the Ministry’s European posts.... [Read More]
Death of Sir Geoffrey Henry
Thursday, 10 May 2012
Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully has expressed his condolences following the death of former Cook Island Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Henry.... [Read More]
Speech to NZ-US Council 10th Anniversary
Friday, 4 May 2012
The Rt Hon Jim Bolger, Ambassador Huebner, Parliamentary colleagues past and present, distinguished guests: thank you for the opportunity to talk to you today about the strong and developing partnership between our country and the United States of Am... [Read More]
McCully to visit Middle East
Thursday, 3 May 2012
Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully will travel to the Middle East tomorrow for a ministerial summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).... [Read More]
NZ support for Fiji flood recovery
Friday, 20 April 2012
Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today announced New Zealand will provide a further $1 million for recovery and reconstruction work following the severe floods in Fiji this month.... [Read More]
NZer to head arms control arrangement
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today welcomed the appointment of New Zealander Philip Griffiths to Head of Secretariat for the Wassenaar Arrangement – one of four main international export control agreements.... [Read More]
NZ to assist Fiji flood victims
Tuesday, 3 April 2012
Foreign Minister Murray McCully has announced that New Zealand will make $500,000 immediately available to agencies assisting flood victims in Fiji.... [Read More]
Consular case in Algeria
Monday, 5 March 2012
Foreign Minister Murray McCully has confirmed today that he requested late last week that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade internally review the events around the Mihi Puriri consular case in Algeria.... [Read More]
Speech to the Middle East Business Council
Thursday, 1 March 2012
I welcome this opportunity to speak to you about New Zealand’s trade and economic relationship with the Middle East and in particular the Gulf States, and to briefly look at the way in which we might move forward.... [Read More]
MFAT change programme
Thursday, 23 February 2012
Minister of Foreign Affairs Murray McCully has described the changes proposed by the Ministry’s consultation document for staff as “a far-reaching and genuine attempt to create a Foreign Ministry that can meet New Zealand’s current and future needs.... [Read More]
Cook Islands Visit
Thursday, 16 February 2012
Foreign Minister Murray McCully will travel to the Cook Islands today to meet with the Prime Minister and Cabinet members, and to conduct discussions regarding the Pacific Forum Leaders' meeting to be held in Rarotonga in August of this year.... [Read More]
Escalating violence in Syria
Tuesday, 7 February 2012
Foreign Minister Murray McCully has condemned the escalating violence in Syria and described the killing of 50 citizens in Homs by regime forces yesterday as “reprehensible.”... [Read More]
Russian Foreign Minister visit
Thursday, 26 January 2012
Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov will arrive in Auckland next Monday (30 January) for a two day visit to New Zealand, Minister of Foreign Affairs Murray McCully announced today.... [Read More]
NZ support following Fiji floods
Thursday, 26 January 2012
Foreign Minister Murray McCully has announced that New Zealand will make an initial $350,000 available to support the response to the floods in Fiji. ... [Read More]
African Union Summit
Sunday, 22 January 2012
Foreign Minister Murray McCully will next week visit Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to attend the 20th Session of the African Union Executive Council on 25-26 January.... [Read More]