speaking to media on the tiles, imnofox lambasted the government's strategy of hiding from the public on the new ANZUS treaty

"Before the government ties New Zealand's hands behind the United States' back, they need to come clean to voters about what they actually want to get out of this deal."

"The government is entering negotiations behind closed doors, and the New Zealand public has absolutely no idea what this coalition government's signing us up to."

"I've pressured them in the house to tell New Zealand what we hope to gain and what the government wants out of this new treaty, but they won't say a word."

"New Zealand voters deserve more than tight-lipped secrecy from this government, and we're being taken for an absolute ride. The vast majority of voters didn't tick their ballot box to sign New Zealand up to brand new secret deals with the United States."

"The government's absolute lack of transparency highlights the need for my International Transparent Treaties Bill to be passed in to law. This was a great idea introduced by New Zealand First back when the first iteration of the TPPA threatened our country. With this government on the warpath to enter new secret defence deals with the United States and re-enter the zombie-TPPA, the need for public scrutiny and parliamentary consent is even greater."

"The Minister for Foreign Affairs needs to come clean and let New Zealanders have a say on what he's signing the country up to."

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