PM Christopher Luxon defends NZ decision to not recognise Palestinian state

The Prime Minister said the Gaza conflict would not end by New Zealand recognising the state of Palestine.

RNZ

"Every once in a while New Zealand manages to stand out from the pack. Despite our size, there are moments when all eyes turn to us. Most often it’s in the sports or entertainment arena. We’ll roll out the “per capita” stats and the “aw shucks” attitude and proudly say that we, as a small island nation, are used to punching above our weight.
And now we’ve done just that in the worst and most embarrassing of arenas." https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/27-09-2025/new-zealand-is-punching-above-its-weight-in-cowardice

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New Zealand is punching above its weight in cowardice

Winston Peters promised that New Zealand’s recognition of Palestine was a matter of 'when, not if', which has a real deadbeat-dad-promises-he’ll-have-his-shit-together-next-week air about it.

The Spinoff

"There is a 0% chance that [NZ Foreign Minister Winston] Peters’ admonishment of the vast majority of UN member states, and continued delay in New Zealand’s own action, will have any impact on how they take their own stands. There is a 100% chance that it will be remembered as the time New Zealand punched above its weight in cowardice."

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