New Zealand ratifies cluster bomb ban!
23rd Dec 2009 | Filed Under Legislation, NZ Government
(Wellington, 23 December 2009) – New Zealand has ratified the international treaty banning cluster munitions one week after domestic implementing legislation was signed into law, said the Aotearoa New Zealand Cluster Munition Coalition (ANZCMC) today. Read more
Cluster bomb ban law passes
11th Dec 2009 | Filed Under Coalition Actions, Divestment, Legislation, NZ Government
(Wellington: 11 December 2009) Campaigners are celebrating the passage of the Cluster Munitions Prohibition Bill by the New Zealand parliament last night. With the unanimous vote in support of the implementing legislation, New Zealand’s ratification of the international treaty banning cluster munitions is now imminent. Read more
Second Debate on the Bill
10th Dec 2009 | Filed Under Divestment, Legislation, NZ Government
The Cluster Munitions (Prohibition) Bill is scheduled for its second debate in House this afternoon [10 December 2009 New Zealand time], starting at approx. 4.20pm local time. Watch it live online on the Internet or on television (on channels Freeview 22 or Sky 94) or come down to Parliament in Wellington and witness it live from the viewing gallery. Read more
Minister: Ratification nearing completion
4th Dec 2009 | Filed Under Coalition Actions, Legislation, NZ Government
New Zealand’s ratification of the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions is nearly completion according to New Zealand’s Minister of Disarmament and Arms Control, Hon. Georgina Te Heuheu. Read more