About the Ministry

Our structure

• Regional Divisions - These manage New Zealand's bilateral relations with the countries within their regions of responsibility. They monitor political, economic, trade, defence and security developments in those countries. Information provided by New Zealand's diplomatic outposts to the appropriate regional division in Wellington provides the basis for policy advice to the Government on bilateral relations with those countries.

• Americas
• Asia
• Australia
• Europe
• Middle East and Africa
• Pacific Special Relations Unit (Tokelau and Niue).

• Functional Groups - These have functional responsibilities which cut across regions and also manage our participation in major regional and multilateral organisations.

• MFAT Auckland Office
• Communications
• Consular
• Economic
• Environment (and Antarctic Policy Unit)
• International Security and Disarmament
• Visits, Events and Logistics Unit
• Strategic Policy Unit
• Office Solicitors
• Legal
• Maori Policy Unit
• Protocol
• International Development Group (responsible for the New Zealand Aid Programme)
• Trade Negotiations
• United Nations, Human Rights and Commonwealth Division.

• Support Divisions - These provide essential administrative services to Ministry staff in Wellington and at overseas posts.

• Audit Review
• Finance
• Human Resources
• Information Management
• Asset Management
• Procurement
• Security

Regional Divisions

Americas Division

Facsimile: +64 4 439 8516 Email: amer@mfat.govt.nz

Asia Divisions

Facsimile: +64 4 439 8873 Email: sea@mfat.govt.nz, nad@mfat.govt.nz, ard@mfat.govt.nz

Australia Division

Facsimile: +64 4 439 8855 Email: aus@mfat.govt.nz

Europe Division

Facsimile: +64 4 439 8523 Email: eur@mfat.govt.nz

Middle East and Africa Division

Facsimile: +64 4 439 8521 Email: mea@mfat.govt.nz

Pacific Division

Facsimile: +64 4 439 8856 Email: pac@mfat.govt.nz

Special Relations Unit

Facsimile: +64 4 439 8683 Email: sru@mfat.govt.nz

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Functional Groups

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Auckland Office

Tel: +64 9 303 5434 Email: akl@mft.govt.nz Address: PO Box 8680, Symonds Street, Auckland

Communications Division

Facsimile: +64 4 439 8523 Email: cmd@mfat.govt.nz

Consular Division

Facsimile: +64 4 439 8532 Email: cons@mfat.govt.nz

Economic Division

Facsimile: +64 4 439 8545 Email: eco@mfat.govt.nz

Environment Division

Facsimile: +64 4 439 8517 Email: env@mfat.govt.nz

International Security and Disarmament Division

Facsimile: +64 4 439 8519 Email: ised@mfat.govt.nz
Export control enquiries fax: +64 4 439 8519 Email: exportcontrols@mfat.govt.nz Tel: +64 4 439 8227

International Development Group (responsible for the New Zealand Aid Programme)

Facsimile: +64 4 439 8515 Email: aidcommunications@mfat.govt.nz

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Legal Division

Facsimile: +64 4 439 8517 Email: lgl@mfat.govt.nz

Maori Policy Unit

Facsimile: +64 4 439 8519 Email: mpu@mfat.govt.nz

Protocol Division

Facsimile: +64 4 439 8532 Email: prd@mfat.govt.nz

Trade Negotiations Division

Facsimile: +64 4 439 8522 Email: tnd@mfat.govt.nz

United Nations, Human Rights and Commonwealth Division

Facsimile: +64 4 439 8517 Email: unhc@mfat.govt.nz

Support Services Divisions

Audit Review Division fax: +64 4 439 8505

Finance Division fax: +64 4 439 8505

Human Resources Division fax: +64 4 439 8508 Email: hrs@mfat.govt.nz

Information and Communications Technology Division fax: +64 4 439 8527 Email: ict@mfat.govt.nz

Management Services Unit fax: +64 4 439 7980

Property and Capital Management Division fax: +64 4 439 8504 Email: pcm@mfat.govt.nz

Security Division fax: +64 4 439 7980

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