It's a very interesting alliance. Kiwis would naturally align themselves with Australians, not the U.S. (they are our nearest neighbours and we do have much more in common), so this is somewhat surprising. On the other hand, given that Crossview has moved to a more extreme point, it may be that Kiwis are more comfortable not being aligned with Crossview.
I'm just speculating, because I have no inside info, infact this tip off came from a much trusted contact in the States.
Speaking of which. Had the pleasure of having two young Americans stay last week. Really enjoyed getting to know them. They are friends of someone we all know and love and he asked me if I'd like to meet his friends. So got to show off a bit of Kiwiland and culture as they passed through on their way South and then back again.
How polite and well mannered they were, hopefully not to tarnished by mixing with all sorts down here
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