New Ministry announced

The Government has announced that they are moving the trade division of MFAT (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade) to the Ministry of Economic Development, to make clear that trade has nothing to do with foreign policy.

MFAT will now be known as FOAM, the Foreign and Overseas Aid Ministry and the MED will become the Trade and Economic Department (TED).

Winston Peters will continue as the FOAM Minister while Phil Goff has been appointed the new TED Minister.