New Zealand
- New Zealand has been a member of the United Nations since 24 October 1945
- New Zealand is not in the list of countries with webpages at the UN.
- Read the Wikipedia page for New Zealand
- New Zealand is part of the Oceana block
- New Zealand has participated in 1511 votes since 4 March 1994, most recently on 23 December 2008
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Minority votes in the General Assembly
Sometimes these votes highlight an issue where there is a difference from the majority of the international community.
New Zealand…
| voted with 1 other nation (out of 173) to abstain on | Draft resolution IX (resolution 56/155). | 19 December 2001 |
| voted with 4 other nations (out of 182) to abstain on | Draft resolution II (resolution 63/164). | 18 December 2008 |
| voted with 3 other nations (out of 158) against | Draft resolution A/61/L.67 (resolution 61/295). | 13 September 2007 |
| voted with 5 other nations (out of 185) to abstain on | Draft resolution II (resolution 62/145). | 18 December 2007 |
| voted with 5 other nations (out of 157) to abstain on | Draft resolution II (resolution 62/220). | 21 December 2007 |
| voted with 5 other nations (out of 174) to abstain on | The draft resolution (resolution 59/221). | 22 December 2004 |
| voted with 6 other nations (out of 185) to abstain on | Draft resolution II (resolution 61/151). | 19 December 2006 |
| voted with 4 other nations (out of 161) against | Draft resolution VII (resolution 58/244). | 23 December 2003 |
| voted with 9 other nations (out of 148) to abstain on | Draft resolution A/55/L.9/Rev.1 (resolution 55/6). | 26 October 2000 |
| was absent with 10 other nations when 181 voted | Draft resolution IV (resolution 63/171). | 18 December 2008 |
| voted with 12 other nations (out of 171) to abstain on | Draft resolution U was adopted, as amended, by 156 votes to 2, with 13 abstentions (resolution 57/78). | 22 November 2002 |
| voted with 12 other nations (out of 148) to abstain on | Paragraph 42. | 21 December 2007 |
| voted with 12 other nations (out of 172) to abstain on | Operative paragraph 31 of draft resolution II. | 22 December 2003 |
| voted with 12 other nations (out of 188) to abstain on | Draft resolution I (resolution 59/178). | 20 December 2004 |
| voted with 13 other nations (out of 180) to abstain on | Draft resolution XXIV (resolution 58/59). | 8 December 2003 |
| voted with 9 other nations (out of 165) against | Draft resolution III (resolution 59/260). | 23 December 2004 |
| voted with 14 other nations (out of 152) to abstain on | The draft resolution A/51/L.26 (resolution 51/30 I). | 17 December 1996 |
| voted with 9 other nations (out of 176) against | Draft resolution XXIII (resolution 58/189). | 22 December 2003 |
| voted with 15 other nations (out of 184) to abstain on | Draft resolution XI (resolution 59/76). | 3 December 2004 |
| voted with 16 other nations (out of 162) to abstain on | Draft resolution P (resolution 54/54 P). | 1 December 1999 |
Minority votes in the Security Council
For a permanent member a vote against constitutes a veto.
Ambassadors
People who have spoken in the General Assembly or Security Council in the name of New Zealand. Sometimes ministers or heads of state take the place of the official ambassador of the day.
| Name | Speeches | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Adams | 1 | 27 June 2005 | 27 June 2005 |
| Ms. Banks | 55 | 6 July 2005 | 26 May 2009 |
| Mr. Van Bohemen | 2 | 25 October 1994 | 1 November 2007 |
| Mr. van Bohemen | 5 | 1 July 1994 | 1 November 2007 |
| Mr. Bolger | 1 | 22 October 1995 | 22 October 1995 |
| Mr. Burkhard | 1 | 16 March 2001 | 16 March 2001 |
| Ms. Clark | 1 | 6 September 2000 | 6 September 2000 |
| Mr. Clay | 1 | 5 October 2009 | 5 October 2009 |
| Ms. Dixon | 1 | 21 November 2002 | 21 November 2002 |
| Ms. Geddis | 1 | 12 December 2002 | 12 December 2002 |
| Mr. Goff | 8 | 15 September 2000 | 26 May 2005 |
| Ms. Graham | 14 | 26 October 2006 | 26 June 2009 |
| Sir Robin Gray | 1 | 27 September 1996 | 27 September 1996 |
| Ms. Hallum | 2 | 22 November 1999 | 26 October 2000 |
| Mr. Heaton | 1 | 28 October 2004 | 28 October 2004 |
| Ms. Hobbs | 1 | 4 March 2004 | 4 March 2004 |
| Mr. Hodgson | 1 | 2 June 2006 | 2 June 2006 |
| Mr. Hughes | 13 | 26 October 1998 | 7 December 2001 |
| Mr. Keating | 38 | 4 March 1994 | 15 August 1996 |
| Mr. MacKay | 45 | 5 February 2001 | 13 December 2006 |
| Mr. Mackay | 7 | 16 January 2001 | 7 April 2005 |
| Mr. Mallard | 1 | 11 June 2008 | 11 June 2008 |
| Ms. McIver | 1 | 9 October 2006 | 9 October 2006 |
| Mr. McIvor | 17 | 25 July 2002 | 8 November 2005 |
| Mr. McKinnon | 10 | 27 September 1994 | 29 September 1999 |
| Mr. McLay | 5 | 30 June 2009 | 13 November 2009 |
| Mr. Moka | 1 | 12 December 2007 | 12 December 2007 |
| Mr. Peters | 1 | 22 September 2006 | 22 September 2006 |
| Mr. Pine | 2 | 2 November 1995 | 14 December 1995 |
| Mr. Powles | 47 | 9 September 1996 | 16 November 2000 |
| Mrs. Chin Powles | 1 | 4 November 1999 | 4 November 1999 |
| Mrs. Powles | 1 | 8 September 1998 | 8 September 1998 |
| Ms. Chin Powles | 1 | 7 November 2000 | 7 November 2000 |
| Mr. Rider | 5 | 29 November 1995 | 17 December 1997 |
| Ms. Wong | 4 | 5 December 1995 | 15 December 1997 |
