The Ministry’s strategic objectives are outlined in our Strategic Intentions.
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Strategic Intentions 2024-2028
The Strategic Intentions publication sets out for Parliament and the New Zealand public the Ministry’s contribution to New Zealand’s security, prosperity, and sustainability. It also outlines medium-term priorities and focus areas that we are seeking to deliver over the next four years.
The Strategic Intentions is a core accountability document that we will report against in our Annual Report.
Strategic Assessment 2023
In 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade undertook a Strategic review of New Zealand’s international context to 2035. The 2023 Strategic Foreign Policy Assessment – with the theme of Navigating a shifting world – Te whakatere i tētahi ao hurihuri – is intended as a contribution to the national conversation on foreign policy.