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David Lange stated that if the security alliance was the price New Zealand must pay to remain nuclear-free, ‘it is the price we are prepared to pay’. [10] The Labour Government’s asserted New Zealand’s independence and passed the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act 1987.
Under the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act 1987 [2] [35] territorial sea and land of New Zealand became nuclear-free zones. The Act prohibits "entry into the internal waters of New Zealand 12 n. mi. (22.2 km/13-13/16 st. mi.) radius by any ship whose propulsion is wholly or partly dependent on nuclear power" and ...
The Fourth Labour Government's nuclear-free zone policy is still occasionally debated as of 2018 and has been a subject of controversy in New Zealand. Don Brash ( National Party leader from 2003 to 2006) talked about repealing the anti-nuclear Act to six visiting United States senators in May 2004, even going so far as to say the ban on nuclear ...
[20] [21] New Zealand’s three decade anti-nuclear campaign is the only successful movement of its type in the world which resulted in the nation's nuclear-free zone status being enshrined in legislation. [22] The nuclear-free zone law does not make building land-based nuclear power plants illegal.
New Zealand's longstanding commitment to remaining nuclear-free means it won't play a role in Australia's plans to acquire nuclear-powered submarines, the leaders from both countries said after ...
In 1987, Lange's government passed the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act 1987. [56] This Act effectively declared New Zealand a nuclear-free zone and banned all nuclear-capable ships from entering New Zealand waters.
Sen. Paul Newton, the sponsor of Senate Bill 678, says energy portfolio standards disadvantage nuclear that will be needed to cut emissions.
Maori Language Act Amended: 1991; New Zealand Horticulture Export Authority Act Amended: 1990/92/2002/03; New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act; Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act Amended: 1991/2004/05; Plant Variety Rights Act Amended: 1990/94/96/99; Post Office Bank Act Amended: 1988