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Opinion: Writing in the New Zealand Herald this year, former Prime Minister Helen Clark and former National Party leader Don Brash have weighed in on New Zealand’s foreign policy, warning against our participation in the Aukus technology-sharing partnership with Australia, the UK, and the US.
In a joint statement released on July 16, Clark and Brash have doubled down on their viewpoint, responding in detail to an interview Prime Minister Christopher Luxon gave to the Financial Times. Their claim is that the Prime Minister’s statements “orient New Zealand towards being a full-fledged military ally of the United States, with the implication that New Zealand will increasingly be dragged into US-China competition, including militarily in the South China Sea.” They also argue the interview strongly suggests Luxon has abandoned New Zealand’s independent foreign policy.