Exploring AUKUS: National Security and Economic Prospects for New Zealand

The Finance Minister has been quick to unpack some of Labour's announcements from over the weekend.

At the party's annual conference, leader Chris Hipkins ruled out joining AUKUS - the security pact between Australia, the UK and the US.

Finance Minister Nicola Willis has said this rejection of AUKUS feels 'premature'.

"Let's remember it was Labour who started the discussions about Pillar Two of AUKUS back in 2021. No one's ever talked about joining the first pillar - but exploring how we could co-operate on technology was something Labour kicked off."

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