He said introducing a law like Australia s was not something the government considered. [Australia] passed their law in 2016. It s not something that the [New Zealand] government then thought that they should also do and this government doesn t think it should do either. And I think it potentially sets up a very ugly, brutal race between countries to strip citizenship of people they just don t want. That is not in keeping, I think, with our international obligations and our obligations as a country that wants to be a good nation-state citizen.
Middle East scholar and economist Karam Shaar was also against bringing in laws to revoke citizenships, saying international governments had a responsibility in the current situation in Syria.
“My law change updates freedom camping legislation to make it easier to crack down on some of the poor behaviour and make[s] the rules more consistent and easier to follow,” Pugh said in a statement. “Restrictions would include confining freedom camping which isn’t self-contained to within 200 metres of toilet facilities, empowering more government organisations to limit freedom camping on land they control and provide stronger enforcement of fines for rule-breakers.”
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Rubbish dumped outside toilet block at Naval Point freedom camping area in Lyttleton, on the second day of coronavirus lockdown. (File photo) Fellow National Party MP Gerry Brownlee, who is also its foreign affairs spokesman, had his Autonomous Sanctions Bill pulled from the ballot.
The prime minister has made a promise to China as she flatly rejects the most recent accusations from Beijing in the wake of this week's trans-Tasman leaders' meeting.
Mahuta said Oranga Tamariki had been “engaged” with the minor’s family members in Australia and New Zealand. “Some of the circumstances around his living situation links him to Australia and New Zealand. He has family in Australia and New Zealand,” she said. “We have worked to ensure that Oranga Tamariki is looking for the most suitable solution and keeping the family involved in that process.” National Party MP Gerry Brownlee said the Government needed to front up with details about the deportation and its circumstances. “The prime minister can t know everything, but I hope she s asking some pretty serious questions and is prepared to release information to New Zealand,” he said.
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