So much for a "benign strategic environment"

To those in the Antipodes, H1 infamously suggested a little less than a quarter of a century ago that the little islands at the bottom of the Pacific existed in a "benign strategic environment".

As her government continued to gut the defence capabilities of the Armed Forces in New Zealand via diversity, rainbows, unicorns and the wonderfulness of all things maori.  Particulary hit hard was the Air Force with its strike wing being excised.

This Labour government continued the slide into the abyss of not playing our part in regional defence matters whilst kowtowing to the dragon resident in the Pacific northwest.  Such that our partners in defence have abandoned us from long-held previous alliances as they transparently say the Asian tiger is not to be trusted at any level.  

"The future looks grim" is today's evaluation.  That same dragon is vying to be head honcho in regional strategic matters in the whole Pacific. Like many smaller countries in the region it is only a matter of time before New Zealand too sells its soul for the Yuan to the dragon.  Canada too is well on the way to dealing with the devil.

At least Australia Japan, the Phillipines and the Yanks continue to support old alliances along with regional defence.