God Defend NZ

Of all the nations in the Anglosphere, New Zealand had the proudest and toughest military culture of the 20th Century according to Australian lawyer and author, Hal G. P. Colebatch. In an article in The American Spectator, Colebatch explores New Zealand’s contribution to the wars of that century, contributions from an Anglosphere nation which in the 21st Century no longer has a combat Air Force and almost no national defence. “New Zealand has never been threatened by invasion but until now has had a proud tradition of being prepared to contribute – mightily! – to defend the right,” he writes. “It is as if previous generations of New Zealanders felt that their uniquely safe and privileged  strategic environment gave them a certain responsibility beyond their shores.”