Foreign Minister Winston Peters has effectively forced New Zealand to abstain from a United Nations vote adopting a pandemic declaration, despite a majority of Cabinet ministers backing the pact.
Former Prime Minister and UN official Helen Clark says the decision has put New Zealand in “outrageously bad company” and will cause further damage to our country’s reputation.
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Sam Sachdeva is Newsroom's associate editor, covering foreign affairs and trade, politics, and other issues of national significance. More by Sam Sachdeva