Ah, right.

But actually, America and NZ have had some major rifts recently. There was a bit of the cold shoulder to NZ after it wouldn't allow ships with nuclear weapons in its waters. After that, the US wouldn't talk to or deal with NZ. It's only been in the past couple of years that the two countries have been on talking terms. And the PM pretty much blasted Bush the day he declared war.

So, it's a bit of a troubled relationship.