New Zealand has dismissed its high commissioner to the UK, Phil Goff, after he appeared to criticize US President Donald Trump during a talk. Goff questioned Finland's Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen about Trump's understanding of historical events related to appeasement, referencing Winston Churchill's rebuke of Neville Chamberlain. New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters deemed Goff's comments 'disappointing' and 'untenable'. Former Prime Minister Helen Clark expressed concern over Goff's dismissal, suggesting it was an unjustified excuse for his sacking.