Phil Goff, who is New Zealand's High Commissioner to the U.K., made the comments at an event held by the international affairs think tank Chatham House in London on Tuesday.

Former High Commissioner to the UK, Phil Goff, recently lost his job after commenting on Donald Trump's understanding of war history. The Foreign Minister

Former Labour leader Phil Goff overstepped in his comments about United States President Donald Trump – despite being “right” he “was not diplomatic”, a foreign relations expert says. Asking a question of Finnish Foreign Affairs Minister Elina Valtonen at a Chatham House event in London,

Thomas Coughlan, Deputy Political Editor at the New Zealand Herald, loves applying a political lens to people's stories and explaining the way things like transport and finance touch our lives. Foreign Minister Winston Peters took no pleasure in sacking Phil Goff from his post as High Commissioner to London this week.

The foreign affairs minister says as UK High Commissioner, Phil Goff was acting as 'the face of New Zealand' and had to be sacked after comments about Donald Trump.

The government may have acted quickly over worries on how Donald Trump might respond, a law professor says.

There's support for the Foreign Affairs Minister sacking Phil Goff as High Commissioner to the UK. Goff questioned President Donald Trump's understanding of history at a public Chatham House event. Winston Peters says that's ultimately made his position as High Commissioner untenable.

Will Goff's time as high commissioner prove a disappointing end to a 44-year political career, or a minor detour on his lengthy resume?