A Trip to Australia and New Zealand
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"Dieu et Mon Droit" - God and my Right is the motto of the British monarch found beneath the royal coat of arms. Interestingly it is written in the French language, because Henry V was the first to use it and French was the language of the court of the kings then ruling England (these fellows also claimed to be King of France). The design above the motto has an English Lion and a Scottish Unicorn holding a shield on top of which is a royal crown. Around the shield is another French phrase "Honi soit qui mal y pense" - Evil to him who evil thinks.
Relations between New Zealand and Great Britain were exceptionally close during the heyday of the Empire and Kiwis fought in many a strange place on behalf of King and Country. New Zealand agriculture helped to feed the British Isles and British business dominated economic relations between the two countries. Relations between the two countries are, of course, still good, but particularly since Great Britain joined the European Union, New Zealand has had to take a more independent course in international relations and has not participated as fully in recent foreign interventions along side Great Britain as it has in the past. Relations with the United States are also good even though we have different policies concerning nuclear weapons. New Zealand is increasingly interested in strengthening its regional relationships.
