18 Sep 2018
Jacinda Ardern defends Iraq extension, govt unity
The government's junior partner is attacking the decision to stay on in Iraq. The Green Party says the money would be better spent on humanitarian relief and the soldiers should be brought home. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has pushed the deployment out until June next year but hasn't ruled out pulling the plug on the training mission then. She talks to Kim Hill about this, and about the coalition government's relationship.