15 September 2009: 'Beyond the Battlefield - NZ and its Allies 1939-1945' with Gerald Hensley, former Secretary of Defence

25 August 2009: 'American Foreign Policy: Plus Ça Change. . .'Dr John Wood, former New Zealand ambassador in Washington

28 July 2009: 'New Zealand’s Current Defence Review' with John McKinnon, Secretary of Defence.

14 July 2009: 'Reflections on the British experience of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars' by Professor Hew Strachan, Chichele Professor of the History of War at the University of Oxford and current the Kippenberger Chair of Strategic Studies at Victoria University of Wellington.

7 July 2009: ' Priorities for NZ Foreign Policy in the coming Three Years' by Hon Murray McCully, Minister of Foreign Affairs

10 June 2009: ' Afghanistan: A View from the Centre' by Lieutenant-Colonel Jeremy Ramsden, MNZM. Head of Intelligence at HQ Joint Force, Trentham

27 May 2009: ' Transition to Democracy in Less Developed Countries' by Ms Helen Sutch, Economist

5 May 2009: ' Fiji's Coup Culture' by Associate Professor John Henderson, University of Canterbury

23 April 2009: 'Getting In - Immigration Politics & the 2008 US Election' by Dr Kate McMillan,Senior Lecturer, Political Science and International Relations, Victoria University of Wellington

25 March 2009: Civil Society Centenaries, 2009: Some Reflexions on the aims and work of Institutes of International Affairs by Professor David McIntyre, a former Branch Chairman

27 February 2009: 'Diplomacy/Academia & Politics - Can the Twain Meet? Reflections on NZ Foreign Policy' by Dr Kennedy Graham MP, retiring Branch Chairman

10 December 2008: 'The Global Financial Crisis' by Mike McFarlane, Managing Director, Investor Link Securities.

26 November 2008: 'International Repercussions of the US Election' by Dr Amy Fletcher, Senior Lecturer, University of Canterbury.

28 October 2008: 'Globalisation & NZ Business Challenges & Opportunities' by Rod Oram, International Financial Journalist.

9 October 2008: 'Panel Discussion: An intergenerational panel will consider issues facing the UN' Panel: Representing UN Youth Association - Richard Evans & Erin Jackson & NZIIA members - Marie Peters & Roy Holmes.

3 & 17 September 2008: '2008 Election Campaign - New Zealand Foreign Policy - Political Party Views' by Spokespeople from the Labour & Green Parties.

12 August 2008: 'The Role of New Zealand Media in Reporting Global Affairs' by Anthony Holden, Editor, The Christchurch Press.

24 July 2008: 'EU and the Pacific – and Associated Thoughts' by George Cunningham, Chargé d'Affaires, European Commission Delegation to New Zealand.

21 July 2008: 'The 'Ecological Footprint' : Navigating Tough Decisions in a Resource-Constrained World' by Dr. Mathis Wackernage, Executive Director, Global Footprint Network, Oakland, California.

9 July 2008: New Zealand - Part of Asia or Just Good Friends? by Dr Richard Grant, Executive Director, Asia New Zealand Foundation.

11 June 2008: The US Election'08: Democracy or Horse-race? by Dr Therese Arseneau, Senior Fellow, School of Political Science and Communication, Universiry of Canterbury

14 May 2008: 'The Global Trade Agenda - Where To From Here?' by Wade Armstrong, Acting Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade

23 April 2008: 'The International Criminal Court - Trials and Tribulations' by Dr Chris Gallavin, Senior Lecturer, School of Law, University of Canterbury

11 March 2008 'The 2007 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings at Kampala, Uganda' by David McIntyre

27 February 2008: 'New Zealand & The World: Then and Now' by Hon Russell Marshall, CNZM, President of NZIIA

13 December 2007: Migration and Integration Policy in the 21st Century – A Perspective from the Netherlands' by HE Ms Rasha ter Braak, Royal Netherlands Ambassador to New Zealand

29 November 2007: 'Global Challenges: An Inter-generational dialogue' with UNYANZ Ms Erin Jackson & Mr Ben Land-Maycock plus two NZIIA representatives

15 November 2007: 'Reflexions on the Centennial of Dominion Status' by Dr Kennedy Graham & Prof. David McIntyre

31 October 2007: 'Japan - Global and Regional Trends' by Stuart McMillan, Foreign Policy Analyst & NBR Foreign Affairs Columnist

September 2007 'Reflections on RAMSI' by Paul Ash, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade

31 August 2007: 'The Expanding Global Counter-Terrorism Regime: Maintenance & Resistance in the Asia-Pacific' by Dr Tanya Ogilvie-White, Senior Lecturer, Political Science Department, University of Canterbury

26 July 2007: 'Antarctic Futures: Science, Commerce, The Environment - and the Legal Regime' by Prof Bryan Storey, Director, Gateway Antarctic & Ms. Karen Scott, Law School, University of Canterbury

29 June 2007: 'The Pacific in the 21st Century - Regional Concepts and Institutions' by Mr Vince McBride, Executive Director, Pacific Cooperation Foundation

17 May 2007: 'Aggression-Past, Present, and Future' by Assoc Prof Neil Boister, School of Law, Canterbury University

12 April 2007: 'The Role of the UN in International Security in the Post-Cold War Era' by Dr Kennedy Graham, Research Fellow, School of Law, Canterbury University and NZIIA Christchurch Branch Chair

27 March 2007: 'The North Korea-US Agreement - Prospects for Peace' by Dr Tim Beal, Senior Lecturer, Victoria University of Wellington

14 March 2007: 'Fiji Coup Number 4 : By Accident or Design?' by Associate Professor John Henderson, University of Canterbury

6 December 2006: 'Reflections on the APEC Summit in Hanoi' by Brian Lynch, Director, NZIIA

24 October 2006: 'The Real Issues Behind the Israel-Lebanon War' by Assoc Prof William Harris, Department of Political Studies, University of Otago

11 October 2006: 'Some Reflections about New Zealand's Unofficial Diplomacy - A Visit to Japan' by Peter Cozens, Director, Centre for Strategic Studies, VUW

6 September 2006: 'Is the Commonwealth still relevant?' by Rae Julian, NZ Council for International Development

24 August 2006: 'Making Poverty History: The EU as a global development super-power' by Professor Martin Holland, NCRE

Transcript of speeches

Implications of 11 September for New Zealand : Speech to the Christchurch Branch of the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs Statement by Michael Green, Deputy Secretary NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade 27 November 2001