PremiumOpinionOpinion byJonathan AylingColumnist·NZ Herald·3 Jun, 2026 05:00 PM6 mins to readJonathan Ayling is a strategy consultant and professional director. American nuclear submarine USS Haddo greeted in Auckland by numerous vessels. The flotilla was made up of police launches which acted as a barrier between the submarine and the many boats of protesters who were calling for a nuclear-free Pacific. Photo / Herald ArchivesSince making his comments in Singapore regarding New Zealand’s nuclear-free position, Chris Penk has had the unenviable task of walking back a suggestion we might even be open to discussing what our future might be on this issue.
The Defence Minister insists he was really talking about New Zealand’s military
