Q+A: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern interviewed by Corin Dann
Tuesday, 19 February 2019, 8:53 am Press Release: TVNZ
Q+A: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern interviewed by Corin
Dann
Prime Minister doesn’t rule out Huawei having a
future role in NZ’s 5G network
The Prime Minister
Jacinda Ardern is not ruling out Huawei having a future role
in New Zealand’s 5G upgrade, if the GCSB’s security
concerns can be mitigated.
In an interview with TVNZ’s
Q+A programme tonight she said: “That’s exactly the
situation we’re in right now. The GCSB’s gone back and
sought that mitigation. That is independent of us. And I do
hold confidence in the process that was established by the
last Government.”
She also rejected any risk that New
Zealand would be kicked out of the Five Eyes network if
Huawei was allowed provide services here.
Prime Minister
was confident New Zealand’s relationship with China has
changed.
“Foreign Affairs does not stand still. There
have been issues that have arisen over the past 12 months.
We have consistently applied New Zealand’s independent
foreign policy as we have tackled each of them.”
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