Sir, – I am an avid reader of Master Ned’s annual ‘Letter from Australia’. The latest edition in NR107/4 was up to his usual standard, and I was very happy to see him address recent developments in New Zealand. His view is very highly valued in our country, and I hope to see him include us in future letters. I sense that you sense that there is a ‘but’ coming. Here it is. In the most recent letter, I think he inadvertently paints a misleading picture of NZ ‘hard-up-edness’ in relation to our force development plans, current and future. The Anzac class Frigate Systems Upgrade contract did not h…
