Greenpeace Aotearoa
Thousands of people have signed a petition demanding New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon stand up and condemn the illegal attacks on Iran by the United States and Israel.
Greenpeace delivered the petition to opposition Labour leader Chris Hipkins in Wellington today.
Standing on the steps of Parliament, Greenpeace Aotearoa executive director Dr Russel Norman said: “This war is plainly illegal — it is not an act of self-defence nor is it sanctioned by the UN Security Council.
- READ MORE: Iran fires missiles, drones across Gulf, region remains in war crosshairs
- Thousands call on Christopher Luxon to condemn the illegal attacks on Iran by Trump and Israel
- Other US-Israeli war on Iran reports
“While we have come to expect that the US government approach to international law is more honoured in the breach than the observance, nonetheless international law is critical for the security of everyone on the planet but especially for a small nation like New Zealand.”
Dr Norman said Luxon was expected to advocate in favour of international law and hence condemn “this reckless illegal war”.
“Silence in the face of injustice is complicity, and thousands of New Zealanders agree that Luxon should be standing up to bullies like Trump, who is attempting to destroy any possibility of a rules-based international order.”
Greenpeace delivered the petition to the Parliament opposition who have been open about their condemnation of Trump’s illegal war.
Fossil fuel price war link
Greenpeace also made the link from this illegal war to the escalating price of fossil fuels.
“This illegal war has disrupted oil, gas and fertiliser supplies, exposing Luxon’s Trump-like obsession with outdated fossil fuels, leaving New Zealanders paying the price,” said Dr Norman.
“Luxon has collapsed the EV market by killing the clean car discount, making it cheaper to import gas guzzling cars. He’s ended public transport subsidies for young people, blocked funding for cycleways, but wants to spend billions of dollars to build new roads.”
The Prime Minister now wanted to expose the country even further to the volatile global fossil fuel market by charging New Zealanders a gas tax to build an LNG import terminal.
“The Luxon government should be investing in renewable energy and the electrification of transport to insulate New Zealanders from energy supply shocks and rising energy prices, as well as cutting climate pollution,” said Dr Norman.
Republished from Greenpeace Aotearoa.
This content originally appeared on Asia Pacific Report and was authored by APR editor.
APR editor | Radio Free (2026-03-18T06:11:09+00:00) Thousands urge NZ prime minister Luxon to condemn illegal US-Israeli war on Iran. Retrieved from https://www.radiofree.org/2026/03/18/thousands-urge-nz-prime-minister-luxon-to-condemn-illegal-us-israeli-war-on-iran/
Please log in to upload a file.
There are no updates yet.
Click the Upload button above to add an update.