Politicians & Government Organisations in New Zealand
Below are lists of Politicians in their respective roles in Parliament and its relation to Foreign Affairs.
All New Zealand Politicans can be found at this link - www.parliament.nz/en/mps-and-electorates/members-of-parliament/
The Parliament phone number is 04 817 9999 where you can call Politicians or their parliamentary secretaries.
Feel free to email or call any of them on any Issue feel fit to on the Palestine/Israel issue.
Always ask a question in your email so that the Politician has to reply.
If you don't receive an acknowledgement to an email within 24 hours, Call their secretary and ask if he/she has received the email. A reply from the actual MP usually takes 3 - 4 weeks. If you have not heard back in that time frame, give them a call. After all, they work on Our behalf. You deserve an answer! Scoll down for more.
All New Zealand Politicans can be found at this link - www.parliament.nz/en/mps-and-electorates/members-of-parliament/
The Parliament phone number is 04 817 9999 where you can call Politicians or their parliamentary secretaries.
Feel free to email or call any of them on any Issue feel fit to on the Palestine/Israel issue.
Always ask a question in your email so that the Politician has to reply.
If you don't receive an acknowledgement to an email within 24 hours, Call their secretary and ask if he/she has received the email. A reply from the actual MP usually takes 3 - 4 weeks. If you have not heard back in that time frame, give them a call. After all, they work on Our behalf. You deserve an answer! Scoll down for more.
New Zealand Politicians and their Responsibilities
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Party Leadership
Prime Minister Minister of Foreign Affairs Co Leader Green Party Co Leader Green Party Leader of National Party ACT Party Leader |
Name
Jacinda Ardern Winston Peters Marama Davidson James Shaw Simon Bridges David Seymour |
Party
Labour Party NZ First Green Party Green Party National Party ACT Party |
Foreign Affairs Committee
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Name
Simon O'Connor - Chair TIm Macindoe - Deputy Chair Chris Penk Golriz Ghahraman Jamie Strange Louisa Wall Priyanca Radhakrishnan Todd McClay |
Party
National Party National Party National Party Green Party Labour Party Labour Party Labour Party National Party |
Electorate
Tamaki Hamilton West Helensville List List Manurewa List Rotorua |
National Party Friends of Israel
In 2017, the new Government rolled the original Parliamentary Friends of Israel Group into the new Parliamentary Friendship Group - Middle East and Africa.
That didn't please some MP's who seem to have a strong attraction to Israel and its actions in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. That is why they rejected being part of the larger formal group, Friendship Group - Middle East and Africa, and demanded to re-set up the Singular Pro Israel Friendship Group. Here are their names.
That didn't please some MP's who seem to have a strong attraction to Israel and its actions in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. That is why they rejected being part of the larger formal group, Friendship Group - Middle East and Africa, and demanded to re-set up the Singular Pro Israel Friendship Group. Here are their names.
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Name
Alfred Ngaro - Chair Tim McIndoe - Vice Chair Denise Lee Brett Hudson Nuk Korako Melissa Lee Jian Yang Paul Goldsmith |
Party
National National National National National National National National |
Electorate/List
List Hamilton West Maungakiekie List List List List List |
The New Zealand Super Fund
Background:
At present, the New Zealand Super Fund invests in Israeli Banks. Those banks have been recognised as enablers of Illegal Settlement development by funding the developers. Under International Law, the actions of Israel building Illegal Sellements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories is the crime or "Pillage".
The Current Chief Executive Officer of the New Zealand superfund is Matt Whineray who Refuses to review looking at Israeli Banks in respect to the crime of Pillage.
The New Zealand Super Fund Position:
The New Zealand Super Fund believes that the Israeli Banks, because they are not directly involved in Building the Illegal Buildings in Settlements, are far enough removed from the crime of Pillage and Refuse to Divest from them:
BDS New Zealand's Position:
We Reccommend:
Take action to insist that the New Zealand Super Fund, workign on behalf of All New Zealanders, distance themselves from the Israeli Banks which are enabling the War Crime of Pillage.
At present, the New Zealand Super Fund invests in Israeli Banks. Those banks have been recognised as enablers of Illegal Settlement development by funding the developers. Under International Law, the actions of Israel building Illegal Sellements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories is the crime or "Pillage".
The Current Chief Executive Officer of the New Zealand superfund is Matt Whineray who Refuses to review looking at Israeli Banks in respect to the crime of Pillage.
The New Zealand Super Fund Position:
The New Zealand Super Fund believes that the Israeli Banks, because they are not directly involved in Building the Illegal Buildings in Settlements, are far enough removed from the crime of Pillage and Refuse to Divest from them:
- "Whilst financial accompaniment for any property development project is always necessary, our focus is on the company with primary responsibility for the activity. Extending the boundaries of our exclusion policy to companies whose involvement is less direct, including the provision of bank financing, given the range of activities to which our exclusions apply, would increase the number of companies captured to such an extent as to make our exclusion policy unworkable"
- "In your letter you request assurance that none of the Israeli banks the Fund is invested in are involved in pillage, or in any other contravention of international conventions or law. We do not provide legal assurances regarding the activity of companies."
BDS New Zealand's Position:
- Israeli banks are supplying the funds which are necessary for settlements to be built.
- Building Settlements is recognised as "Pillage" under International Law and as such, are a Crime against Humanity - Article ??? of the 4th Geneva Conventions.
- The New Zealand Super Fund should Not be involved in enabling the War Crime of Pillage
We Reccommend:
Take action to insist that the New Zealand Super Fund, workign on behalf of All New Zealanders, distance themselves from the Israeli Banks which are enabling the War Crime of Pillage.
- The Current Chief Executive Officer of the New Zealand superfund is Matt Whineray. You can email him here with "Attn Matt Whineray - Israels involvement with Israeli Banks which facilitaet the War Crime of Pillage"
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