Up to 6000 Kiwi expats could have to pay three times as much to study in Australia.

Murray McCully has had one abiding fear in his eight and a half years as Foreign Minister.

NZ is still seeking answers from Australia on its latest immigration changes.

COMMENT: NZ new chief diplomat has ability to be affable and relatable with US leadership.

Some expat Kiwis will now have to wait up to 10 years to get Australian citizenship.

NZ-US areas of co-operation include climate change, fisheries and humanitarian aid.

Minister says Lebanon can be a regional hub for the reconstruction of neighbouring Syria.

COMMENT: NZ's trade policy relaunched ahead of Chinese Premier's visit.

An American diplomat wanted by police after an incident in Lower Hutt is unlikely to face trial.

COMMENT: The Trump presidency will strongly influence the agenda for the meeting of the two Australasian prime ministers in Queenstown next Friday.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has set up a 24-hour task force to oversee the transition of US President Donald Trump.

Trade Minister Todd McClay will request that talks on a Mexican free trade deal be placed on the agenda when he meets his counterpart in Mexico.

US Embassy confirms NZ dual citizens excluded from travel ban.

In about two months, Sir Lockwood Smith will leave London after four years as High Commissioner. He talks about Brexit, the Girdlers, political appointees.

Prime Minister Bill English says New Zealand "disagrees" with the new directives from US President Trump that discriminates among refugees and migrants.

COMMENT: An odd affliction seems to have affected PM Bill English in Europe: he has forgotten John Key's name.

Prime Minister Bill English will not rule out trading away the Foreign Affairs portfolio in post-election coalition talks.

COMMENT: New Zealanders deserve to know why the issue of settlements has become so challenging, and why it came before the council in December

Fortunately, the Government has experience in turning out all the lights and pretending it's not home when faced with the prospect of diplomatically unwelcome visitors.

COMMENT: Key and McCully forged their successful political partnership around dealings the United States and it is about to be harnessed again.

The Government spent hundreds of thousands on Helen Clark's UN bid, including fees for Washington lobbyists.

New Zealand has pulled off a huge international victory by securing the support of 25 countries to create the world's largest marine protected area.

Labour MP David Shearer says Government's decision not to meet pro-democracy advocates from Hong Kong following pressure from China is "a bad look".

Green MP Marama Davidson has been released by Israeli authorities in Tel Aviv and is on her way back to New Zealand.

A stalled free trade deal with Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries will be completed, Trade Minister Todd McClay has announced.

A free trade deal between New Zealand and the GCC was concluded in 2009 but has not been signed or ratified.

Helen Clark says her aim is to still be standing before the "shoot-out at the OK Corral" takes place over the next UN Secretary General.

COMMENT: This is the perfect time to launch a fundamental rethink of New Zealand's trade policy that starts from first principles.

Labour MP Phil Goff says Australia should turn down Kevin Rudd's request to run for UN Secretary General and back Helen Clark because she was more likely to be successful.

Trade Minister Todd McClay says he will be asking officials to contact the Chinese embassy in Wellington to clarify its position on competition issues.