| New Zealand’s new prime minister, Chris Hipkins, has indicated no watering down of his country’s anti-nuclear stance just weeks out from Australia unveiling its AUKUS submarine plan and says China remains an “incredibly important partner” following talks with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Despite the declaration of closeness, Mr Hipkins maintained Australia’s plan to acquire nuclear-powered submarines with American and British help would not change New Zealand’s nuclear-free status.“Our foreign policy position hasn’t changed just because there’s a change of prime minister, the government’s foreign policy is the same as it was under prime minister Ardern,” Mr Hipkins said.
When the AUKUS pact was announced, Ms Ardern’s political opponents were critical that her policy approach meant New Zealand was shut out of involvement in the non-nuclear submarine aspects of the agreement. Ms Ardern also said the future Australian submarines would not be able to enter NZ ports. But Ms Ardern joined Canberra in expressing alarm last year over Beijing’s security pact with Solomon Islands.
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