Helen Clark is likely to be among top UN officials targeted by the US in an intelligence-gathering exercise.

John Key says leaked cables from the US Embassy in Wellington, which form part of this week's massive Wikileaks release, "could cause some embarrassment".

Here's how two of the most influencial newspapers on either side of the Atlantic explain their role in publishing the leaks.

The TPP was the only game in town during the APEC summit. That put John Key right in the thick of it.

John Key has told his Japanese hosts at Apec that NZ only wants Japan at talks on a regional free trade agreement if agriculture is on the table.

Barack Obama has thrown his support behind India becoming a permanent member of the UN Security Council.

UK's Prime Minister David Cameron is trying to drum up some business for Britain in China.

Diplomatic "rockstar" Hillary Clinton is winging her way to Australia after being farewelled from Christchurch by Mayor Bob Parker and NZ ambassador to the US Mike Moore.

The declaration is so light on where the NZ-US relationship goes from here that it could have floated out of the Beehive on hot air.