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Do you really think that the ship ban might be overturned at a referendum? I get the impression that the anti nuclear policy has well & truly become part of NZ's national psyche and would be very well supported by the vast majority.

If they won't play with the team, cut 'em loose.
Tell Indonesia they can have at 'em.

They'll soon be begging us to dock our nukes there.

If they won't play with the team, cut 'em loose. Tell Indonesia they can have at 'em.

To some degree they have been cut loose over this. They are no longer considered an ally of the US and do not have access to US intelligence. In addition, they no longer participate in military exercises involving US forces.

The problem is that they get away with it because Australia stands between them and anything scary. They know that in order to get to them you would need to get past Australia first and that for many reasons, none the least its alliance with the US, getting past Australia is not likely.

So they sit back, relax and spend a pittance of their GDP on defence. Their situation is very much like that of Canada.

NZ's anti nuclear stance is an excellent example of cheap idealism.