Now what about the socialist... er, um, liberals in NZ? What will they do? ,,, whatever marxist Klark tells them to do. We're under a dictatorship here. Australia knows what an alliance is and realises that defense is just a part of one. It's grasped the fact that the world is changing fast and is making a stand for the direction it intends to take. Meanwhile, Helen Klark is determined to take us down the socialist road, deconstructing New Zealand until we're on a par with Romania or some other east Euro scrap heap.
Koyoto is not the answer but we should not pretend that global warming is not a genuine question. Firstly there should be more research to see if anything is happening & if so how much. Secondly there should be some serious preparations doing something. There has been research on stimulating plankton growth, orbital shades & my personal favourite - paying airlines to drop off unburned carbon/dust in the stratosphere. Most "ecologists" have an idealogical opposition to a pro-active response.