ABSTRACT
This chapter provides a New Zealand perspective on the security issues that confront Oceania. It seeks to draw on the 'new' security framework developed by Barry Buzan and others who have made a convincing case for security analysts to take a wider and more comprehensive view of what constitutes security. The chapter argues that wider issues, which are increasingly making up the 'new' security agendas of Europe and Australia, have long been the core security concerns of New Zealand and the Pacific Island states. It also argues that Australia remains more wedded to traditional security perspectives, while New Zealand has been increasingly adopting the 'new' security agenda. Barry Buzan and his colleagues set out ‘a comprehensive new framework for analysis’ for thinking about regional security. The chapter concludes with a brief assessment of the impact of these developments on Australia's relationship with New Zealand.
