Agreed. NZ is one of the five eyes and relies quite heavily on the ANZUS treaty for defence. In Snowdons case I'd avoid NZ - even if it was possible to get the

Agreed. NZ is one of the five eyes and relies quite heavily on the ANZUS treaty for defence. In Snowdons case I'd avoid NZ - even if it was possible to get there without flying through psuedo-US controlled airspace.