New Zealanders set to go to the polls

New Zealand’s relationship with the US could enter a new era of co-operation if the country’s opposition National Party wins parliamentary elections tomorrow.

National leader Don Brash, a 64-year-old economist and former central bank governor, has said that if he wins power, he would be prepared to dismantle New Zealand’s 20-year-old nuclear-free laws to help pave the way for a free trade deal with the US – although he would first seek approval for the move in a referendum.