Q+A 29 March 2026: NZ’s foreign policy response to Iran falling short: Labour

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The episode discusses New Zealand's foreign policy response to the Iran crisis, the impact of AI on the legal profession, the future of energy amidst a fuel crisis, and the challenges faced by Tuvalu due to climate change.

NZ’s foreign policy response to Iran falling short: Labour The government is breaking with long-held norms in foreign affairs in how it is approaching the Iran crisis, says Labour’s new foreign affairs spokesperson Vanushi Walters. She tells Q+A that the government must be stronger in standing up for human rights and international law, and sets out what she’d do differently. The AI startup that could radically change legal profession Amid the disruption being caused by AI, the legal profession could see massive changes in the next few years. Leading the charge is Ivo, whose founder Min-Kyu Jung spoke to Q+A about the potential for AI to take a much greater role how lawyers operate. The Kiwi former lawyer also talked about why getting massive scale in tech isn’t possible in New Zealand, forcing a move to Silicon Valley. Will fuel price blowouts push us toward electrification? ReWiring Aotearoa CEO Mike Casey joins Q+A to talk about what the fuel crisis means for the future of energy, and why attention is increasingly turning towards electrification, rather than relying on precarious fossil fuel supply chains. The tiny nation caught in middle of geopolitical tussles Tuvalu is one…

People in this episode

Host: Jack Tame

Guests: Vanushi Walters, Min-Kyu Jung, Mike Casey

Topics covered

• foreign policy
• human rights
• international law
• AI in legal profession
• energy crisis
• electrification
• climate change
• geopolitical issues

Keywords

• NZ foreign policy
• Iran crisis
• AI startup
• legal profession
• fuel price
• electrification
• Tuvalu
• climate change

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Products: AI technology, electric vehicles

Places: NZ, Iran, New Zealand, Silicon Valley, Tuvalu, Taiwan

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