Election 2017 - Party Policies - Foreign Affairs
27th May 17, 9:45am
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Foreign Affairs
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- Maintain and strengthen our traditional alliances, while leading the world with our relationships in Asia.
- Alliances, such as the Five Eyes and the Commonwealth are more important than ever and ACT will continue to support these alliances.
- Emphasise our role as a leading country in the South Pacific. Aid should be focused and directed into the South Pacific.
- Continue to support opening up trade through bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements, as these are the basis of New Zealand’s prosperity.
- Pursue a free trade and free movement area between Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom (CANZUK).
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- Encourage universal membership and full implementation of the Biodiversity Convention and the CITES agreement governing trade in endangered species.
- Ensure that we do not import any goods that have been produced and/or harvested illegally.
- Support reducing the indebtedness of poor countries including the cancellation of ‘odious debt’ that should never have been granted.
- Promote ethical international investment, and open crown investments such as 'the super fund' to public scrutiny.
- Initiate a national-regional ' Meeting of Pacific Cultures’ as part of inter-cultural dialogue at the United Nations.
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- Reinvigorate our commitment to multilateralism and participate fully in the reform of multilateral institutions, such as the United Nations.
- Advocate for and protect the rights and fair treatment of New Zealand citizens and permanent residents by overseas governments.
- Enhance New Zealand’s specialist capability as a peace-builder in the Asia-Pacific region drawn from our diplomatic, military, and aid agencies.
- Strengthen our links with our traditional partners while developing strategic new alliances.
- Develop an international human rights strategy and provide additional support to our participation in human rights fora, particularly at a regional level.
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- Support the defeat of global terror groups through investment in worthwhile campaigns and sharing of information.
- Deepen our relations with countries where we could benefit from greater trade and peopleto-people relations; and pursue the ambitious goal of 90 per cent of New Zealand’s goods exports being covered by Free Trade Agreements by 2030 (see Trade and Investment here).
- Committed to enhancing New Zealand’s hard won reputation as an honest broker and considered voice and as a proponent of peace and human rights across the world.
- Continue to do our bit to combat terror, maintain international peace and stability, support victims of conflict and disaster and protect our environment.
- Continue to ensure our Pacific neighbourhood is prosperous and secure, and work to improve lives there and in other parts of the world through development assistance.
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- Provide the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade with resources it needs.
- Promote diplomacy as the first option to resolve international conflict.
- Remain strongly committed to New Zealand's anti-nuclear policy.
- Oppose the National-led government’s sponsorship of UNSC2334.
- Continue to advocate against the exploitation of Antarctica and for the cessation of all whaling.
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