Let's Just Be Friends

I n the words of the U.S. Department of State, bilateral relations between New Zealand and the United States are excellent. The two countries share common elements of history and culture and a commitment to democratic principles.' This close relationship started as a result of military fears and was disrupted by military differences. In June 1940 the British government told New Zealand that in the event of war in the Pacific, British (and thus New Zealand) interests there would have to be safeguarded by the United States.2 For the next forty-five years New Zealand placed greater or lesser emphasis on the notion that the country's defense and security would be underpinned by a strong U.S. presence in the Pacific region as well as a close military relationship between the two countries

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