There have been dramatic changes in New Zealand's geopolitical and international trading relationship during the last three decades. In that time the close economic and political ties with the UK have been replaced by a new set that have drawn New Zealand firmly into Asia Pacific trading realm....

New Zealand's special economic relationship with Britain was brought into question during the 1950s. The subsidization of British farmers, and the dumping of foreign food surpluses in the UK, made New Zealand's traditional market seem increasingly insecure. Wellington responded by seeking...