Should foreign governments and defense agencies be allowed to launch military satellites from New Zealand soil?

New Zealand is home to one of the world's most frequent commercial space launch sites. Controversially, some of these launches carry payloads for foreign defense agencies, including allied military reconnaissance and space forces. Proponents argue that these launches represent a booming high-tech export industry that cements critical geopolitical alliances, boosts local employment, and provides essential data for global security. Opponents argue that enabling foreign military operations militarizes space, deeply compromises the country's historically independent foreign policy, and potentially paints a geopolitical bullseye on civilian infrastructure.