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Sport 28 May 2013
New Sport NZ board members appointed

Sport and Recreation Minister Murray McCully today appointed former Silver Ferns and Black Ferns manager Jackie Barron to the board of Sport New Zealand.

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Sport 9 Feb 2013
Australian report underlines need for vigilance

Sport Minister Murray McCully says the Australian Crime Commission report on Organised Crime and Drugs in Sport needs to be taken seriously on this side of the Tasman.

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News 1 Feb 2013
McCully appoints representative to Austria

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today named career diplomat Deborah Geels as New Zealand’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Vienna and Ambassador to Austria.

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Sport 1 Feb 2013
New Chair of DFSNZ appointed

Sport and Recreation Minister Murray McCully today named former High Court Judge Warwick Gendall as the next Chair of Drug Free Sport New Zealand.

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Diplomacy 18 Jan 2013
McCully to visit Africa and Middle East

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully will travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, next week to attend the African Union Executive Council.

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Diplomacy 11 Jan 2013
William Hague to visit NZ

United Kingdom Foreign Secretary William Hague will visit New Zealand next week, Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully announced today.

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Aid 21 Dec 2012
NZ gives further aid to Philippines

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today announced New Zealand will provide further assistance to the Philippines to help with the recovery process following Typhoon Bopha.

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Aid 21 Dec 2012
More supplies flown to Samoa, Fiji

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully and Defence Minister Jonathan Coleman say an RNZAF C-130 Hercules has landed in cyclone-ravaged Samoa with additional relief supplies.

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Government 20 Dec 2012
NZ welcomes Commonwealth Charter

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today welcomed the adoption of a Commonwealth Charter - a document that sets out the history, objectives, values, and principles of the Commonwealth.

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Diplomacy 19 Dec 2012
High Commissioner to Singapore appointed

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today named career diplomat Bernadette Cavanagh as New Zealand’s next High Commissioner to Singapore, with cross accreditation to the Maldives.

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Aid 19 Dec 2012
Recovery package for Samoa and Fiji

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today announced provision of a further $2 million each for Samoa and Fiji to assist the next stage of recovery from Cyclone Evan.

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Diplomacy 19 Dec 2012
Speaker nominated for High Commissioner to UK

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today announced the nomination of Dr the Rt Hon Lockwood Smith as High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.

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Aid 18 Dec 2012
NZ to assist Fiji following Cyclone Evan

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today announced New Zealand will assist with immediate relief efforts in Fiji following Cyclone Evan.

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Aid 18 Dec 2012
NZ announces further assistance to Samoa

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today announced further assistance to Samoa in the aftermath of Cyclone Evan.

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Rugby 18 Dec 2012
Report underlines success of RWC 2011

Sport and Recreation Minister Murray McCully says a Rugby World Cup (RWC) 2011 report released today shows New Zealand’s hosting of the tournament eclipsed expectations on and off the field.

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News 12 Dec 2012
NZ condemns North Korea missile launch

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today condemned North Korea’s launch of a satellite using long-range ballistic missile technology.

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Aid 7 Dec 2012
NZ assists typhoon victims

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today announced New Zealand will provide $500,000 to the International Federation of the Red Cross Appeal to help those most in need following Typhoon Bopha in the Philippines.

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Diplomacy 7 Dec 2012
McCully to visit Pacific

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully will tomorrow travel to the Pacific for meetings in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Kiribati and Tuvalu.

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Politics 6 Dec 2012
Goff reckless, cowardly and wrong - McCully

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully has called allegations made by Phil Goff MP against former Pacific Forum Line director Peter Kiely “reckless, cowardly and wrong”.

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News 3 Dec 2012
McCully seriously concerned by launch plan

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today expressed serious concerns about North Korea’s plans to launch a satellite this month using a long-range ballistic missile.

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Government 30 Nov 2012
NZ to support UN Palestinian Resolution

Foreign Minister Murray McCully has confirmed that New Zealand will vote in favour of the resolution on the status of Palestine, due to go before the United Nations General Assembly this morning.

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Rugby 29 Nov 2012
Govt welcomes IRB Junior World Championship announcement

Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce and Sport and Recreation Minister Murray McCully today welcomed the announcement that New Zealand will host the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship.

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News 28 Nov 2012
Appointments to board of Antarctica NZ

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today announced three appointments to Antarctica New Zealand’s management board.

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News 27 Nov 2012
High Commissioner to Samoa appointed

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today named New Zealand’s next High Commissioner to Samoa as career diplomat Jackie Frizelle.

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News 27 Nov 2012
McCully appoints High Commissioner to Tonga

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today announced the appointment of career diplomat Mark Talbot as High Commissioner to Tonga.

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News 23 Nov 2012
NZ's views on Japanese whaling to go before International Court of Justice

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today announced New Zealand has formally lodged an intervention before the International Court of Justice in the case brought by Australia against Japanese whaling in the Southern Ocean.

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Energy 5 Nov 2012
Tokelau reaches solar power goal

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today welcomed the completion of a third New Zealand-funded solar power system in Tokelau – meaning almost 100 per cent of the territory’s electricity needs are met through solar generation.

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News 2 Nov 2012
McCully to visit Laos and Viet Nam

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully will travel to Laos on Sunday for the 9th Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) summit in Vientiane.

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Marine 2 Nov 2012
CCAMLR to reconvene on Ross Sea MPA

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today expressed disappointment that the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) deferred agreement on a proposal for a marine protected area (MPA) in the Ross Sea region.

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Diplomacy 29 Oct 2012
McCully to visit Papua New Guinea

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully will travel to Papua New Guinea today to meet members of the new government, including Prime Minister Peter O'Neill and Foreign Minister Rimbink Pato.

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News 19 Oct 2012
NZ congratulates Australia on UNSC seat

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today congratulated Australia, together with Luxembourg, Korea, Argentina and Rwanda, on their election to non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council.

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Diplomacy 18 Oct 2012
McCully to host Burmese Foreign Minister

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully will hold official talks with his counterpart from Burma (Myanmar), Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin, on Monday.

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News 13 Oct 2012
McCully attends Bali bombing service

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today attended a 10th anniversary commemorative service for the victims of the 12 October 2002 Bali bombings.

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Diplomacy 8 Oct 2012
McCully to visit Malaysia, Indonesia

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully will travel to Malaysia and Indonesia this week for bilateral talks, and to attend the Bali bombing 10th anniversary commemorations.

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Aid 4 Oct 2012
McCully condemns civilian deaths in Turkey

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today condemned a mortar attack from Syria into Turkey that led to the deaths of five Turkish civilians in the border town of Akcakale.

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Aid 3 Oct 2012
Support for Bali bombing victims

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today announced the government will support New Zealanders seriously affected by the Bali bombings to attend the 10-year anniversary ceremony in Bali on 12 October.

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Diplomacy 2 Oct 2012
McCully to visit Jamaica, Cuba

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully will depart New York today to visit Jamaica and Cuba for bilateral talks.

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Aid 24 Sep 2012
Support for Syrian refugees in Lebanon

Foreign Minister Murray McCully has announced that New Zealand will provide $500,000 to the International Committee of the Red Cross to help Syrian refugees and people affected by conflict in Lebanon.

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News 24 Sep 2012
McCully to attend UN General Assembly

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully will travel to New York today for the opening of the 67th United Nations General Assembly.

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Politics 21 Sep 2012
McCully welcomes release of political prisoners

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully has welcomed the release of 514 prisoners by the Burmese authorities.

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Diplomacy 19 Sep 2012
McCully to visit Timor-Leste

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully will visit Timor-Leste this week to meet President Taur Matan Ruak, Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao and Foreign Minister Jose Luis Guterres.

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News 13 Sep 2012
South African High Commissioner appointed

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today announced the appointment of career diplomat Richard Mann as High Commissioner to South Africa.

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Diplomacy 13 Sep 2012
McCully extends condolences to US

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today extended New Zealand’s condolences to the American people and the US Government over the loss of life at their diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya.

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Marine 6 Sep 2012
NZ seeks to protect Antarctica's Ross Sea region

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today announced New Zealand will submit a proposal for a Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the Ross Sea region.

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Diplomacy 3 Sep 2012
McCully to visit Russia and Korea

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully will travel to Russia tonight for the 24th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministerial Meeting.

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News 1 Sep 2012
Trilateral statement: Australia, New Zealand and the United States of America

Australian Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs Richard Marles, New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully, and U.S.

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News 29 Aug 2012
New Zealand to host Pacific energy summit

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today announced New Zealand will co-host a Pacific regional energy summit designed to achieve “a quantum leap forward” in the implementation of clean and affordable energy and reducing reliance on fossil fuel.

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News 24 Aug 2012
New fund for development partnerships

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today announced the establishment of a new contestable partnerships fund for New Zealand organisations carrying out development work off-shore.

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News 21 Aug 2012
McCully to meet Philippines counterpart

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully will meet his counterpart from the Philippines tomorrow for discussions on bilateral and trade issues.

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Diplomacy 17 Aug 2012
Bilateral talks mark 50th anniversary

The 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between New Zealand and South Korea will be marked with bilateral discussions today.

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News 15 Aug 2012
McCully names Ambassador to Russia

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today named New Zealand’s next Ambassador to the Russian Federation as career diplomat Hamish Cooper.

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News 15 Aug 2012
McCully names Ambassador to Chile

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today announced career diplomat John Capper as New Zealand’s new Ambassador to Chile.

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Technology 9 Aug 2012
Tokelau takes step toward energy independence

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today welcomed the launch of Tokelau’s first solar power system.

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Diplomacy 9 Aug 2012
McCully to meet Armenian foreign minister

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully will today meet his counterpart from the Republic of Armenia, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian.

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Energy 2 Aug 2012
Renewable energy initiative for Bamyan

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today announced New Zealand will provide $18.6 million for a solar energy system in the Bamyan province of Afghanistan.

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Olympics 1 Aug 2012
McCully to visit London for Olympics, talks

Foreign Affairs and Sport and Recreation Minister Murray McCully will travel to London today for the 2012 Olympic Games, and talks with British Foreign Secretary William Hague.

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Export 1 Aug 2012
NZ to help grow Fairtrade business in Pacific

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today announced $4.56 million in new funding for Fairtrade ANZ (Australia and New Zealand) to help unlock the export potential of small-holder farms in Pacific agriculture.

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Diplomacy 1 Aug 2012
McCully announces diplomatic postings

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today announced former Prime Minister Mike Moore will serve a second term as New Zealand’s Ambassador to Washington, and named Leon Grice as the next Consul-General in Los Angeles.

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Diplomacy 31 Jul 2012
McCully to meet Brunei minister

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully will today meet the Second Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Brunei, Pehin Lim Jock Seng.

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Diplomacy 30 Jul 2012
Foreign ministers of Australia, NZ and Fiji meet

The foreign ministers of Australia, New Zealand and Fiji, Senator Bob Carr, the Hon Murray McCully and Ratu Inoke Kubuabola, held a trilateral meeting today in Sydney.

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News 30 Jul 2012
Arms trade talks break down

New Zealand regrets that four weeks of UN negotiations on an Arms Trade Treaty in New York have ended with no agreement on a treaty text, Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully says.

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Diplomacy 27 Jul 2012
McCully to visit Sydney for bilateral/trilateral talks

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully will travel to Australia this weekend for six-monthly foreign ministers’ consultations with Foreign Minister Bob Carr.

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News 23 Jul 2012
New Zealand to help Fiji prepare for elections

New Zealand will provide $500,000 to Fiji’s Constitutional Commission and has offered additional technical expertise to prepare for general elections in 2014, Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully announced today.

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News 20 Jul 2012
McCully leads delegation to Pacific Mission

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully will lead a delegation to Tonga, Niue, and New Caledonia next week for the 2012 Pacific Mission.

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Rugby 20 Jul 2012
Webb Ellis Cup travels to Samoa

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today announced Rugby World Cup-winning All Blacks Coach Sir Graham Henry and All Black Victor Vito will take the Webb Ellis Cup to Samoa for Friendship Week – a 50th anniversary celebration of the Treaty of Friendship between New Zealand and Samoa.

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Aid 12 Jul 2012
NZ gives further funding for Khmer Rouge trials

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today announced an additional $100,000 for Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge Tribunal, taking New Zealand’s total contribution to $1 million.

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Diplomacy 10 Jul 2012
McCully to visit Southeast Asia

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully will travel to Southeast Asia today for a series of meetings with the region’s leaders.

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Deaths 10 Jul 2012
McCully offers condolences at death of Sir Terepai Maoate

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today expressed his condolences following the death of former Cook Island Prime Minister Sir Terepai Maoate.

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Conservation 5 Jul 2012
NZ opposes South Korean whaling proposal

Foreign Minister Murray McCully says the Korean announcement of an intention to commence a so-called scientific whaling programme in the North West Pacific is "a serious setback for those who are committed to conservation of the species".

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Politics 4 Jul 2012
NZ MPs observe Timor-Leste election

New Zealand Members of Parliament (MPs) are among official observers of Timor-Leste’s Parliamentary Election this weekend.

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Defence 2 Jul 2012
NZ presses for end to illicit arms trade

New Zealand will push for a comprehensive treaty at the United Nations negotiations in New York this week to stop the illicit trade of conventional weapons.

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Diplomacy 20 Jun 2012
McCully to visit Japan and Hong Kong

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully will travel to Tokyo on Sunday to mark 60 years of diplomatic relations between New Zealand and Japan.

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Aid 20 Jun 2012
More assistance for refugees and famine victims

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today announced New Zealand will provide $1.75 million in humanitarian aid to crises in Africa and the Middle East.

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News 14 Jun 2012
More funding for Kiwi volunteers

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today announced a three-year support package of $24 million for Volunteer Service Abroad (VSA) to help place skilled New Zealand volunteers in developing countries.

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News 12 Jun 2012
Enhanced EU-Pacific cooperation welcomed

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully has welcomed the European Union’s continued engagement in the Pacific region following the Second Ministerial Meeting between the EU and Pacific Islands Forum in Auckland today.

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Transport 12 Jun 2012
New ferry a lifeline for remote Tokelau

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today welcomed the signing of a two year agreement with international company PB Sea-Tow to provide a safe and reliable ferry service for Tokelau.

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Diplomacy 31 May 2012
NZ to help election in PNG

The New Zealand Defence Force is assisting the upcoming June election in Papua New Guinea, Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully and Defence Minister Jonathan Coleman announced today.

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News 30 May 2012
Minister condemns Syrian violence

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully says New Zealand fully supports Australia’s decision to expel a Syrian diplomat who was also accredited to New Zealand.

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Government 29 May 2012
New ambassadors and Consul-General announced

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully today announced the appointment of ambassadors to Thailand and Viet Nam and Consul-General in Shanghai.

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News 22 May 2012
NZ announces intentions for Afghanistan

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully has announced the government now expects transition in Afghanistan’s Bamyan province to be formally concluded later in 2012, and the New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) to be withdrawn later in 2013.

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News 16 May 2012
McCully announces embassy closure

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.

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News 16 May 2012
McCully to visit Canada and United States

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully will travel to North America tomorrow for a number of international meetings.

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Deaths 10 May 2012
McCully expresses condolences at the death of Sir Geoffrey Henry

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully has expressed his condolences following the death of former Cook Island Prime Minister Sir Geoffrey Henry.

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Diplomacy 3 May 2012
McCully to visit Middle East

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully will travel to the Middle East tomorrow for a ministerial summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).

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Aid 20 Apr 2012
NZ support for Fiji flood recovery

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.

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News 17 Apr 2012
NZer to head arms control arrangement

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.

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News 16 Apr 2012
McCully to attend Brussels NATO/ISAF meeting

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully will attend a NATO/ISAF Foreign and Defence Ministers' meeting in Brussels this week to discuss the ongoing transfer of security responsibility from the international coalition to the government of Afghanistan.

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News 13 Apr 2012
NZ condemns North Korea satellite launch

Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully has joined the widespread international condemnation of North Korea’s satellite launch today using ballistic missile technology.

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Aid 3 Apr 2012
NZ to assist Fiji flood victims

Foreign Minister Murray McCully has announced that New Zealand will make $500,000 immediately available to agencies assisting flood victims in Fiji.

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Diplomacy 2 Apr 2012
McCully in China for bilateral talks

Foreign Minister Murray McCully will travel to Beijing tomorrow for an official bilateral visit.

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News 16 Feb 2012
McCully to visit Cook Islands ahead of 2012 Forum

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.

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News 7 Feb 2012
McCully condemns escalating violence in Syria

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.” Mr McCully called for renewed attempts to secure agreement on a UN Security Council resolution on Syria.

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Aid 26 Jan 2012
New Zealand support following Fiji floods

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.

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Diplomacy 26 Jan 2012
Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs to visit New Zealand

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.

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News 24 Jan 2012
McCully to attend African Union Summit in Ethiopia

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.

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