Let's just be friends: New Zealand and the United States.

From: Asian Affairs: An American Review | Date: June 22, 2003| Author: Rolfe, Jim | Copyright information

In 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." (1) 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...

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