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United States and New Zealand share comparable histories; both nations grew from British colonies and both boast indigenous populations of East Polynesian descent (Māori and Native Hawaiians). Both nations are known for their proximity to the Pacific Ocean, and the New Zealand-United States relationship is a key factor of Asia-Pacific geopolitics.
Screenshot of Steve Centanni (left) and Olaf Wiig (right) in an interview with Greta Van Susteren. Fox News Channel journalists Olaf Wiig (born 1970), a New Zealand photojournalist, and Steve Centanni, an American reporter, were kidnapped in the Gaza Strip by the Holy Jihad Brigades, a previously unknown group of Palestinian militants, from their TV van near the Palestinian security services ...
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The New Zealand dollar was initially pegged to both the British pound sterling and the United States dollar at NZ$1 = UK£ 1 ⁄ 2 = US$1.40. On 21 November 1967 sterling was devalued from UK£1 = US$2.80 to US$2.40 (see Bretton Woods system ), but the New Zealand dollar was devalued even more from NZ$1 = US$1.40 to US$1.12, to match the value ...
Spy : a former SIS officer unmasks New Zealand's sensational Cold War spy affair. Auckland: Random House. ISBN 978-1-86941-831-1. Hunt, Graeme (2007). Spies and Revolutionaries: A History of New Zealand subversion. Auckland: Reed Publishing. ISBN 9780790011400. McNeish, James (2007). The Sixth Man: the Extraordinary Life of Paddy Costello ...
Several United States presidents have made presidential visits to Australia and New Zealand. The first visit by an incumbent to these Australasian nations was made in 1966 by Lyndon B. Johnson. His three-day five-city visit to Australia was intended as a show of gratitude to the Australian nation for its then emphatic support for the Vietnam ...
War Plan Red; War Plan Red was a U.S. strategic plan in the event of war with the British Empire. "Blue" indicated the United States while "Red" indicated the British Empire, whose territories were given their own different shades of red: Britain (Red), Newfoundland (Red), Canada (Crimson), India (Ruby), Australia (Scarlet), New Zealand (Garnet), and other areas shaded in pink which were not ...
Fact Check: Members of Parliament in New Zealand representing the Maori people, labeled as Te Pāti Māori, interrupted a reading of the ‘Treaty Principles Bill’ on Thursday, November 14th ...