A Labour MP's blog has derailed a planned meeting between the Foreign Minster and the opposition, because Murray McCully didn't like what it said.
The Minister was due to discuss the Government's push to legalise whaling in the Southern Ocean but is claiming the meeting has been politicised by the internet posting.
Labour's foreign affairs spokesman Chris Carter wrote the story and claims the Government is backing down from the idea.
He says New Zealand is out of touch with its anti-whaling allies and should challenge the Japanese in court and not u-turn on the country’s commitment to outlaw whaling.
“Why doesn’t New Zealand stand with our Aussie mates and say ‘look we’ll join you, we’ll take the Japanese to the international court because they’re using a loophole’,” he says.
Mr McCully dismisses the claim the deal will be allowed to quietly die and argues many whales could be saved by the policy.
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