Introduction - mihi whakatau "Mnawa maiea te putanga o Matariki, Mnawa maiea te ariki o te rangi, Mnawa maiea re Mtahi o te Tau" "Celebrate the rising of Matariki, Celebrate the rising of the Ariki of the sky, Celebrate the rising of the New Year." This invitation to join you today marks the phase of Matariki and the beginning of the Mori New Year. Today, I want to highlight the significance of fostering partnerships in our foreign policy and collaborating to devise solutions - at home, in the Pacific, our wider region and across the globe. Foreign policy has never been more important. Our Sense of Place and What We Value For a generation or more, Aotearoa, New Zealand, has enjoyed a comparatively stable and secure world, our interests and values have been reinforced by our commitment to an International rules-based system, by being an ardent supporter of multilateralism, a defender of universal human rights, a promoter of non-proliferation and disarmament and more