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US-Israeli Strikes on Iran, LNG Costs, and Pay Equity w/ The Green Party's Ricardo Menéndez-March: 4 Mar, 2026
Tuesday, 3 March, 2026
Over the weekend, the US and Israel began conducting bombing strikes on Iran, already killing Iran’s Supreme Leader - Ayatollah Khamenei - close to 50 Iranian leaders, and hundreds of civilians - including - according to Iranian state media - at least 153 civilians at a school for children between the ages of seven and twelve. The strikes have been met with criticism from experts in New Zealand, who have condemned the strikes as illegal under international law. However, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters, have so far expressed neither explicit support nor criticism of the United States and Israel’s bombing campaign. Shipping and energy costs have already been impacted by the war, with the costs of liquid natural gas rapidly increasing, demonstrating the risks of the government’s plan to build a liquid natural gas terminal in Taranaki in introducing greater price shock vulnerability to New Zealand’s energy system. Meanwhile, the people’s select committee on pay equity - a coalition of women who formerly served as MPs - published their findings on the government’s passing of the Equal Pay Amendment Act 2025, with recommendations that the legislation be scrapped, alongside the introduction of a new independent pay equity unit. For the weekly catchup w/ the Green Party, Wire Host Manny spoke with MP Ricardo Menéndez March about the Green Party’s response to this report, but began by talking about the US-Israel bombing of Iran and New Zealand’s role in responding to the conflict.
