Wellington – Foreign Minister Phil Goff Friday sent Jakarta a list of assets held by former Indonesian president Suharto and his family in New Zealand. The list was sent to Indonesia's Attorney General Marzuki Darusman and included a multi-million dollar alpine lodge, Lilybank Station.

Lilybank in the South Island was owned by one of Suhartos six children, Tommy, but was sold to a Singaporean last year for one dollar (50 US cents). Another two holiday homes near Queenstown were previously owned by Suharto's daughter, Siti Hediyanti Haryadi.

Indonesia is investigating Suhartos interests outside of Indonesia. In a statement Goff said known assets formerly held in New Zealand by Suharto and his family were small in relation to the estimated 8 billion US dollars thought to have been pocketed by Suharto's family.

"However, handing over what we know about Suharto's holdings in New Zealand may assist the Indonesian authorities to bring to account those responsible," said Goff.

"The need to bring those people to justice is an important step in eliminating the almost endemic corruption in the country. This was a recurring theme mentioned by senior ministers during my visit to Indonesia last week. "President Wahid himself listed corruption as Indonesia's most critical problem when I met with him."

Goff said the current Indonesian government had made genuine efforts to implement reform. "This material may help Indonesia better establish whether the money to purchase these assets was obtained legally. If the Indonesian authorities believe a crime has been committed, we will look into the matter under New Zealand's Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act," said Goff.