Great Aotearoa NZ naval follies
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One hundred and eight years separate the worst naval follies in New Zealand history and both were the decisions of reckless but ill-informed politicians.
In 1911 the battlecruiser HMS New Zealand was launched and put into service in Britain’s North Sea. It would take New Zealand taxpayers 34 years - longer than the ship lasted - to pay what amounted to $…
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