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 In that time the close economic and political ties with the UK have been replaced by a new set that have drawn New Zealand firmly into Asia Pacific trading realm....

Claims that "globalization is dead" are premature, though some commentators refer to post-globalization and recognise various developments as signalling a move away from some of the globalized "certainties" of recent decades. Established trends in world trade, international relationships and the...