In the end, there will always be a fundamental difference of perspective between New Zealand and Australia on defense, whoever is in government.

No country will reach its full potential if its female citizens do not enjoy full equality.

Grounded in international human rights, gender equality doesn’t just improve the lives of individual women, girls, and their families; it makes economic sense, strengthens democracy, and enables long-term sustainable progress.

If the market is left to sort matters out, social injustice will be heightened and suffering in the community will grow with the neglect the market fosters.

Well of course New Zealand isn't anti-American.

I think that generally New Zealand is respected for the positions it takes because it thinks them through.

If you neglect those who are currently poor and stable, you may create more poor and unstable people. There has been a tremendous concentration of donor interest in countries that are seen as particularly fragile - but it becomes harder to mobilise money for sub-Saharan, plain poor countries.