Minister:
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Current Minister:
Rt Hon Winston Peters
Associate Minister:
Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs
Current Associate Minister:
Hon Todd McClay
Description:
Responsibilities include promoting and protecting New Zealand’s interests abroad by prioritising, building, and leveraging international connections to benefit national security, economic prosperity, and international influence, and leading New Zealand's anti-nuclear stance.
Department:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Crown entities:
Antarctica New Zealand
PFA schedule organisations:
Asia New Zealand Foundation (Schedule 4)
Pacific Cooperation Foundation (Schedule 4)
Other organisations:
Public Advisory Committee on Disarmament and Arms Control
Pacific Development and Conservation Trust1
Peace and Disarmament Education Trust1
Vote:
Vote Foreign Affairs
Legislation:
Antarctica Act 1960
Antarctica (Environmental Protection) Act 1994
Antarctic Marine Living Resources Act 1981
Anti-Personnel Mines Prohibition Act 1998
Brokering (Weapons and Related Items) Controls Act 2018
Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act 1996
Cluster Munitions Prohibition Act 2009
Commonwealth Countries Act 1977
Consular Privileges and Immunities Act 1971
Continental Shelf Act 1964
Cook Islands Act 1915
Cook Islands Constitution Act 1964
Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities Act 1968
Foreign Affairs Act 1988
Geneva Conventions Act 1958
International Crimes and International Criminal Court Act 20002
Kermadec Islands Act 1887
Maritime Powers Act 2022
Mercenary Activities (Prohibition) Act 2004
New Zealand Antarctic Institute Act 1996
New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament and Arms Control Act 1987
Niue Act 1966
Niue Constitution Act 1974
Nuclear Test Ban Act 1999
Pitcairn Trials Act 2002
Russia Sanctions Act 2022
Territorial Sea, Contiguous Zone, and Exclusive Economic Zone Act 1977
Terrorism Suppression Act 20022
Tokelau Act 1948
Tokelau (Territorial Sea and Exclusive Economic Zone) Act 1977
United Nations Act 1946
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Act 1996
Western Samoa Act 1961
1 Administered by the Department of Internal Affairs.
2 Jointly administered with the Minister of Justice.
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