Wellington, May 4 NZPA - A walk-out by representatives from New Zealand and other western countries over a speech by Iran's leader at the United Nations Non-Proliferation Treaty conference in New York has come as no surprise to MPs here.

By Maggie Tait of NZPA New York, Sept 23 NZPA - Some New Zealand representatives joined a walk out during Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's attack on Israel in the United Nations today.

By Maggie Tait of NZPA New York, Sept 23 NZPA - New Zealand joined a walk out during Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's attack on Israel in the United Nations today.

There is no doubt that there has been large scale and unfair vote rigging against opposition Iranian presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi in last week's elections.

Wellington, June 16 NZPA - Foreign Minister Murray McCully has urged Iranian authorities to show restraint as post-election protests escalate in Tehran.

President Barack Obama has now served in the Oval Office for just over 100 days as America's first African-American chief executive.

Wellington, April 24 NZPA - Race Relations Commissioner Joris de Bres told a United Nations anti-racism conference he hoped all states who had boycotted the meeting, including New Zealand, would re-engage in the process.

Wellington, April 22 NZPA - Labour has accused Foreign Minister Murray McCully of trying to muzzle Race Relations Commissioner Joris de Bres.

Wellington, April 22 NZPA - Race Relations Commissioner Joris de Bres has angered Foreign Minister Murray McCully with his criticism of the Government's non-attendance at the United Nations anti-racism conference.

Wellington, April 21 NZPA - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's words of hate should not be allowed to undermine a United Nations conference on racism, Labour MP Grant Robertson says.