Post War New Zealand :: essays papers

Post warfare sassy ZealandDuring World War II saucily Zealand greatly depended upon Britain and her munificent Navy to permit New Zealand with security and protection by dint ofout the pacific region. But after a while New Zealand andAustralia as neighbouring countries began to provide their own defencefor the Pacific. So when Britain began to build Naval Bases inSingapore, deuce Australia and New Zealand contributed to its cost.Also the purple New Zealand Air Force and the Royal New Zealand Navywere established in order to provide much protection. Even though NewZealand was becoming more independent in providing most of theirsecurity, she still depended a lot upon Britain and this trust anddependence bust when the Pearl Harbour was attacked sinking two ofBritains battleships Prince of Wales and Repulse and the collide with ofSingapore did contribute to New Zealand drift from Britain forsecurity. So New Zealand moody to the United Stated of America forsecurity in the Pa cific. Now New Zealand began to take righteousnessfor foreign affairs and had her own for eign policies.Since WWII New Zealand had close up relations with Australia consideringthat they are neighbouring countries. So in 1944 New Zealand andAustralia signed the capital of Australia Pact. After the war the two countriesagreed to set up a regional zone of defence in the siemens West and southernmost Pacific including Australia and New Zealand and the islands northand north west of Australia across to westbound Samoa and the CookIslands. Through the Canberra Pact the governments of the twocountries agreedthat on matters of universal interest they will consulteach other before expressing their views to others. The twogovernments also agreed to establish an advisory regional organisation,which could be called the South Seas Regional Commission, on whichthere might be representatives of Australia, New Zealand, Britain,France and USA.New Zealand now looked upon to the United Nati ons for security for shetoo believed in maintaining world field pansy through collective security.New Zealand joined the fifteen specialised agenises of the UN whichaimed at raising living, health and educational facilities to backwardcountries to prevent causes of war and internationalist bitterness. Alsoshe supported formations of economic and social council, contributed tothe annual budget and took responsibility for Western Samoa.New Zealand also tried to establish security through the Commonwealth.There are Commonwealth Head of Government Meeting (CHOGM) every(prenominal) twoyears where all the heads of states from all forty nine countries inthe Commonwealth come and discuss their activities and plans for thefuture.