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Similar motions in the parliaments of the United Kingdom, Canada, and the Netherlands have condemned the abuse as “genocide”, but the statements were not supported by each parliament’s government. A comparable effort in Australia’s federal parliament failed. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, was not in this House for Wednesday’s debate, told reporters she was pleased a motion gained the support of Parliament. “I'm pleased that unlike many other countries, where they've been abstentions from motions, where government parties in particular have not voted in favour, we have a stateme...
NZ slams China for âsevere human rights abusesâ against Uighurs Weâre sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss By Thomas Manch Save Normal text size Advertisement Wellington: The New Zealand Parliament has unanimously declared that âsevere human rights abusesâ are occurring against the Uighur people in Xinjiang, China. A parliamentary motion about Chinaâs actions in Xinjiang was agreed to by all MPs after a debate in the House on Wednesday. The statement called on the government âto work with all relevant instruments of i...
Anna Fifield05:00, May 01 2021 Kevin Stent/Stuff Signs for cancelled buses during the recent bus drivers’ strike. If you thought Wellington's transport woes couldn't get any worse, our reporting this week might have caused you to think again. Over the past few months, we've reported on the delays and cost blow-outs on the Transmission Gully project, the shocking lack of progress on Let's Get Wellington Moving and the latest instalment in our bustrastrophe, with unions and an Australian private equity fund-owned company referred to mediation. Then this week, one of our parliamentary report...
But Mahuta also asserted New Zealand's independent foreign policy approach, by expressing concern about China's influence in the Pacific, its treatment of minority groups, and outlining plans to expand reliance beyond China on trade. "Today we acknowledge the interests we share. Equally, we have become more alert to the values that differentiate us. Let me liken this perspective to the Dragon and the Taniwha," Mahuta said in her speech. "I see the Taniwha and the Dragon as symbols of the strength of our particular customs, traditions and values, that aren't always the same, but need to be...