Analysis –\u00a0<\/i>New Zealand’s new government will need to hit the ground running on foreign affairs.<\/p>\n
Determining New Zealand’s full response to the war in Gaza and the fallout in the wider Middle East will be the first major test for whoever takes the foreign minister’s role.<\/p>\n
New Zealand has been run by a Labour caretaker administration since elections were held on 14 October. But the final results are now in – and once coalition negotiations are out of the way, a new right-leaning government will take office.<\/p>\n
During the transition period, caretaker Labour Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and outgoing foreign minister Nanaia Mahuta have respected the convention of saying as little as possible while waiting for their successors.<\/p>\n
When Labour has spoken out on foreign affairs, it has been after consultation with the National Party leader and soon-to-be Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon.<\/p>\n
Luxon has characterised the new war in the Middle East as ‘sad and tragic on both sides’ – a phrasing that reflects New Zealand’s overall balanced position towards the conflict so far.<\/p>\n
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