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Nuclear free New Zealand

A generation since the Rainbow Warrior bombing, as Obama starts to dream of the possibility of nuclear disarmament, New Zealand remains staunchly nuclear free.

Nuclear Free Clean and Green Brand New Zealand  9 Jan 2010 New Zealand became Nuclear Free, although it took almost 3 years to become official. Under the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act 1987, territorial sea and land of New Zealand became nuclear-free zones. The Act prohibits “entry into the internal waters of New Zealand 12 miles (22.2 km) radius by any ship whose propulsion is wholly or partly dependent on nuclear power” and bans the dumping of radioactive waste within the nuclear-free zone, as well as prohibiting any New Zealand citizen or resident “to manufacture, acquire, possess, or have any control over any nuclear explosive device.” (Wikipedia)………….

A generation since the Rainbow Warrior bombing, as Obama starts to dream of the possibility of nuclear disarmament, New Zealand remains staunchly nuclear free. Through various Governments lead by either Labour or National, it continually polls as an issue that Kiwis are non-negotiable on. We do have a legitimate claim to being a clean and green leader. It is not only something that we have inherited by good luck. We would do well to shout more about our early-adopter role in a potentially nuclear weapons-free world. Perhaps the time is now right for others to listen.

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January 8, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | New Zealand, politics | antinuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear wastes