Ardern has condemned Russia for holding referenda in annexed parts of Ukraine.

And Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta has told her ministry to call the Russian Embassy to convey New Zealand’s “strong opposition” and tell Russia to “cease its attempts to illegally annex”.

Many Kiwis are asking why Ardern and Mahuta are not condemning the sham annexation of New Zealand ratepayers’ water assets, or the racial and medical apartheid they’ve introduced to this country.

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A contribution from The BFD staff.