nguNikki Wood, Agasti 15, 2021
'STOP Militarization of Space' New Zealand 'Rocket Lab' umbhikisho 21 Juni 2021 e-Auckland. Icela uhulumeni kanye noMphathi Wezimboni Zomkhathi ukuba benqabe ukulayishwa okukhokhelwa amasosha aseMelika e-Space Missile empini ebhekiswe empini. Izipikha ziphinde ziveze ubungozi kwezempilo nakwezemvelo ezivela kumasathelayithi ayi-100,000 ahlongozwayo ngenhloso yomphakathi / yezempi.
Lo mcimbi womphakathi uqinisa izinqubomgomo ze-NZ Nuclear Free Peacemaker kanye ne-Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Act. Kodwa-ke, imithethonqubo (ye-OSHAA) kumele ithuthukiswe ukugcina i-'Space for Peace Aotearoa '. Lokhu kudinga isichibiyelo sokunqanda ukuqaliswa kwamarokhethi ezikhali zamasosha neziphuphutheki ezinikela kwingqalasizinda yempi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uhulumeni we-NZ kufanele alandele ngenkuthalo iSivumelwano se-UN PAROS (Ukuvimbela umjaho wezikhali endaweni engaphandle) ukuvikela iZulu noMhlaba esintwini.