The proposal would see Australia, New Zealand and possibly Japan and South Korea extended privileged status with NATO that would reflect their active role in some Alliance missions while stopping short of offering membership.
I expect Wellington's reaction will probably be "Thanks, but no thanks.", even if the Don Brash were the PM now. Not tosay what the reaction from Keith Locke or even Dear Helen will be. There is quite a lot of desire from mainstream New Zealand to have nothing to do with the United States along the Sweden or Switzerland line.
Ping!
Bleh.
> I expect Wellington's reaction will probably be "Thanks, but no thanks.", even if the Don Brash were the PM now.
We have a Quixotic, silly lot in power, and I daresay that you are right, my friend! Exactly *why* the NZ Govt would adopt such a line is quite beyond me: it defies logic. But count on it: Don Quixote is not dead...