New Zealand

‘The Spirit of San Francisco’ Mr. President. Nearly four score years ago, nations exhausted from a cataclysmic World War came together in San Francisco to crea...

Kotahi ano te kdhao o te ngira e kuhii ai te miro ma, te miro whero, te miro pango, Kia man Kia te ture, te whakapono ko te mea nui ko te aroha. There is only o...

E nga Mana, e nga Reo, Rau Rangatira ma kua huihui mai nei i tenei Whare Nui o te Ao. Nga mihi maioha ki a koutou katoa, mai i toku Whenua o Aotearoa. Tuia ki r...

E nga Mana, e nga Reo, Rau Rangatira ma o tenei Whare Nui o te Ao Prestigious people, Speakers of note, Chiefs one and all of this General Assembly Nga mihi mah...

E nga mana, e nga reo, Rau Rangatira ma o te Ao, Nga mangai o nga whenua ake, Huri rauna I te Ao, Tend koutou katoa mai Aotearoa. My opening remarks were in Te ...

Ei nga tangata katoa, e manaa kitia ana te whenua, o te Ai Whanui Ei nga kaitiaki, e riterite ana, nga whenua, hurl rauna, i to Ao Ia tu tatou ki te wero hia I ...

E nga mana nul o nga whenua o te ao/Tena koutou katoa/Nei ra te reo mihl maioha o Aotearoa/Tena tatau i nga kaupapa korero/Ka arahina e tatau/Me te ngakau pono/...

There is no greater demonstration of the ability of the United Nations to bring the world together than the opening of the General Assembly. The breadth of issu...

It is special pleasure to speak to the General Assembly under the presidency of a Pacific island friend. The world is facing serious challenges. Borders are clo...

The seventieth anniversary of the United Nations is a good opportunity to reflect on the state of the Organization. For most of us, the United Nations has been ...

It is an honour to address the General Assembly today on behalf of the Prime Minister and Government of New Zealand. Our general election took place in the p...

Greetings! Let me begin by congratulating President Ashe on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly. He is taking the reins at an important ti...

I bring greetings from the South Pacific. For the past year, New Zealand has had the privilege of chairing the Pacific Islands Forum, a regional body that repr...

As we say in Maori, to all peoples and to all voices, greetings, greetings, greetings to all. I speak at the end of a period of intense United Nations dial...

It is an honour to lead New Zealand’s delegation this year. The opening of the General Assembly’s new session is the best example there is of the capacity of...

To the powers, to the voices, to the four winds: I greet you all. I have addressed the Assembly in Te Reo Maori, the indigenous language of New Zealand, and ...

Sixty-three years after its formation, the United Nations remains the world’s central international body. Only here do all countries come together to devise ...

As we meet for the sixty-second session of the General Assembly, we look again to the United Nations as the global forum to address the challenges which affe...

New Zealand remains unwavering in its support for the United Nations. Our commitment has not changed since we helped found the Organization 61 years ago. Thi...

Sixty years ago, Prime Minister Peter Fraser of New Zealand told representatives to the San Francisco Conference that its sole aim should be “the setting up of ...