In terms of actual political power, however, the Minister of Foreign Affairs is not as prominent as in countries such as Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States, with the Minister of Finance being considerably more influential.
然而，就實際政治權力而言，新西蘭外交大臣並不像澳大利亞，加拿大，英國和美國這些國家的外交大臣和部長那樣突出，在新西蘭財政大臣的影響力相對較大。