The New Zealand Government is looking forward to welcoming United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to Auckland for a short visit later this week. The UNSG will then travel to Tonga for discussions with Pacific Leaders as part of the Pacific Islands Forum. New Zealand

The Foreign Minister met Ambassador Viktor Vavricka🇨🇭 Viktor Vavricka this afternoon to discuss Swiss-Kiwi relations, Pacific regionalism ahead of PIF Leaders Meeting in Tonga next week, perspectives on the Middle East, and contemporary direct democracy in Switzerland. 🇨🇭🤝 🇳🇿

The Minister was pleased to meet the Prime Minister & Foreign Minister of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed Al Thani. They discussed the catastrophic situation in Gaza and Qatar’s efforts to help broker a ceasefire. They also spoke about enhancing NZ-Qatar relations. 🇳🇿 🤝 🇶🇦

The German Govt has adopted a new ‘growth initiative’, a package of economic reforms aimed at stimulating the world’s third-largest economy, as it continues to recover from recent crises. Germany remains one of New Zealand’s most important trading partners within the European

Tonight, the Minister of Foreign Affairs hosted the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres at his residence in Auckland. They discussed a wide range of issues including: - the upcoming Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting, which the Secretary-General is attending;

📣 A new weather radar for Tonga will help save lives through improved forecasting and early warnings for communities during hazardous weather events, Minister Peters says. António Guterres SPREP 🇹🇴 🤝 🇳🇿 Press release: beehive.govt.nz/release/new-we…

Hosted a valuable discussion with the OECD Secretary-General, Mathias Cormann and members of trade and agriculture related Parliamentary Select Committees, which reaffirmed the critical role of the OECD in promoting open markets, supporting trade and agricultural cooperation.

Central America - comprising Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama - saw a GDP growth of 3.1% in 2023 to a combined GDP of NZ$628.7 billion, presenting opportunities for market diversification and nearshoring ➡️ mfat.govt.nz/en/trade/mfat-…

New Zealand has added its voice to the call for democracy to be upheld following elections in Venezuela. Read the full statement here ⬇️ mfat.govt.nz/en/media-and-r…

On August 15th, the New Zealand–Europol Agreement entered into application. The Agreement will enable greater cooperation between New Zealand and EU law enforcement agencies. We will be able to share more information and respond better to transnational organised crime, drug

Pohūhū ana mai a Taupiri kuao ūe, ūe, āuē taukuri e ​ Nā wai taku ahi i tipoko kia māeke ai taku kiri Nā Mate-Kai-Tangata, nā Aitua-horo-arikinui e Tukuna te waikamo anō he uamairangi e Tihorea ngā kahu o māuiui, o hārukiruki i tō tinana Haere rirerire atu rā ki ō tuaiho e tatari

New Zealand is concerned by the guilty verdicts against two editors of Stand News. The space for civil & political rights in Hong Kong is shrinking. Independent journalism is an essential part of a free & healthy society. In 2019 Hong Kong ranked 58th in the Reporters Without

Great to see Unlocking Blue Pacific Prosperity gain momentum this week. Thanks to our partners for coming together to support this and other, Pacific-led initiatives at #PIFLM53. ➡ spc.int/ubpp

Nominations are now being sought for the 2025-27 term of Public Advisory Committee on Disarmament and Arms Control! Interested in finding out more? See here for details: mfat.govt.nz/en/peace-right…

The latest edition of the weekly global trade and economic update for New Zealand businesses has been published. 🌎 Read the full report here ➡️ mfat.govt.nz/en/trade/mfat-…

ASP Presidency sent a letter on 2 September to MFA Mongolia recalling #Rome Statute obligations of all States Parties to arrest and surrender any person subject to an #ICC arrest warrant.

Meet Danny Shadrech 🇸🇧, the first and only Solomon Islands Oceanographer and lecturer at Solomon Islands National University. As an alumni of the Manaaki New Zealand Scholarship Programme (MNZSP), Danny brought home the knowledge he gained studying a Bachelor of Science in

Thank you for hosting me in Korea President Yoon. Today we reinforced how important our countries are to each other. Our relationships in trade, defence, and culture continue to go from strength to strength.