There was a time when the Anzus alliance was mentioned by the New Zealand Government only in the past tense, and in the historical context of explaining NZ’s.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken this week made separate but coinciding visits to New Zealand for talks with Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and other government officials. The ostensible reason for .
The visits came amid a surge in diplomatic activity as Canberra and Washington intensify pressure across the Pacific to step up in the escalating confrontation with China.