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All Kiwis now out of Libya - McCully
All New Zealanders who wanted to leave Libya had now left, Foreign Minister Murray McCully says.

Middle East unrest doesn't equal revolution - professor
The wave of protests across the Middle East and North Africa don't yet constitute revolution and real democratic change may be decades away, Auckland University associate professor Stephen Hoadley says.

Study proposes All Blacks tour of US
An All Blacks tour of the United States has been suggested as away to promote sports diplomacy in a study released today at the US – NZ Partnership Forum in Christchurch.

Faltering start to US - NZ forum
The fourth US - NZ Partnership Forum got off to a faltering start in Christchurch this morning minus more of some of its big name players.

Don't fear Australia's strength - Gillard
Julia Gillard says Kiwis should not "fear Australia's strength" ahead of the signing of an investment protocol between the two countries.

Gillard a 'special friend', says Key
Prime Minister John Key introduced Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard as his "special friend" when they visited an Auckland school today, where he defended the controversial national standard policy.

Gillard pays tribute to NZ 'mateship'
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has paid tribute to the help New Zealanders gave in the recent Queensland floods at a business lunch in Auckland today.

Gillard: 'We share common bonds'
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has touched down in NZ for a brief, 28-hour visit. She spoke to media of the two countries' close relationship before heading to a Trans-Tasman Business Circle lunch.

Greens oppose Gillard addressing NZ Parliament
Allowing the Australian Prime Minister to address NZ's Parliament could undermine its sovereignty, the Greens say.

Govt helping NZers leave Egypt
Diplomats in Cairo are doing all they can to help New Zealanders leave Egypt, Prime Minister John Key said today, while families here are fearing for their loved ones who remain in the crisis-torn country.

<i>Gehan Gunasekara</i>: Heavy price for place in US good books
What is the cost of a US free trade deal?

WikiLeaks: US image in NZ 'has been damaged by leaks'
Helen Clark believes WikiLeaks cables showing 'disrespect' for NZ's foreign policy have damaged the US image in NZ.

Goff lashes out at ex-ambassador
Former United States Ambassador Charles Swindells got the job because he was a Republican Party funder so did not understand diplomacy, and as a result fed wrong information about New Zealand to his Government, Labour leader Phil Goff says.

US asked Clark Govt to explain Fahrenheit 9/11 fundraiser - cable
The US contacted Helen Clark's Government to complain about then minister Marion Hobbs attending the screening of a controversial film, WikiLeaks cables say.

Fonterra-troops claim 'preposterous' - Helen Clark
Helen Clark has angrily denied claims her government sent NZ non-combat engineers to Iraq over a Fonterra contract.

WikiLeaks: Wellington pushed hard for Japan to help in Afghanistan
Labour and National governments have unsuccessfully tried to get Japan to join us in Bamyan province, documents show.