Sir Don McKinnon a politician and diplomat known to us all gave an excellent address to our October meeting on ‘Where do we go from here?’. Sir Don was Commonwealth Secretary General and Deputy Prime Minister of NZ. He is currently Chair of the NZ China Council and Chair of the NZ War Memorial Museum Trust, Le Quesnoy, France.

His talk was wide-ranging, covering the world political scene. In particular, he spoke of the sphere of influence that New Zealand enjoys in the south Pacific and how strategically important it is that New Zealand fosters and cares for its relationship with our Pacific neighbours. Sir Don also spoke of our trade relationships with China, Australis and the United States and offered his perspective on how these world powers are shaping the world of tomorrow.