Chris Luxon says the Government had major "up front" concerns about joining Donald Trump's Board of Peace.

New Zealand has joined other western countries in declining an invitation.

The Prime Minister says the one-billion-US-dollars required to join the Board of Peace would be better spent on schools, roads and hospitals.

He told Mike Hosking that it will be better for Middle Eastern countries to be on the board, since it will be focused on the Middle East.

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