23 Sep 2022

NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern condemns Russia, calls for ban on nuclear weapons in UN speech

From Checkpoint, 5:12 pm on 23 September 2022

Just days after the Kremlin threatened nuclear warfare, Jacinda Ardern has taken to the United Nations podium to condemn Russia and call for a complete ban on all nuclear weapons.

The prime minister also used her to speech to demand UN reform, saying it risked irrelevancy unless it abolished the veto held by Security Council permanent members.

RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch is in New York with the details.