Should NZ join the court action against Japanese whaling?

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New Zealand won't join in Australian court action over Japanese whaling but will have input into the case.

The Government has decided not to file as a party to Australia's legal action in the International Court of Justice, the United Nations' highest court, against Japanese 'scientific whaling' in the Southern Ocean.

But it will have input into the case, Foreign Minister Murray McCully and his Australian counterpart Kevin Rudd said in a joint statement.

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