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Labour leader Chris Hipkins has labelled the government's so-far refusal to rule out joining US President Donald Trump's 'Board of Peace' an "absolute disgrace".
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has been invited to join the new organisation, saying last week he would give it "due consideration" and on Tuesday confirming it was still a possibility.
Invites have gone out to dozens of world leaders, including those of Russia, its ally Belarus and Saudi Arabia. No invites went to any countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Canada's invite was withdrawn, and several Western nations - including France, Germany, Spain, the UK, Sweden, Ireland and Italy - have said 'no thanks', some fearing it was intended as a replacement for the United Nations.
The Board of Peace will be chaired by Trump, according to its founding charter. It claims to be "an international organisation that seeks to promote stability, restore dependable and lawful
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