Antarctic Book launch
The friendship forged between New Zealand and the United States on the ice of Antarctica was celebrated at a book launch at Government House, Wellington, on 22 June 2007. Neville Peat's book, Antarctic Partners, examines 50 years of co-operation between the two countries since 1957. Pictured: The Governor-General, Hon Anand Satyanand, and HE William McCormick, Ambassador of the United States, cut a celebratory cake to mark the partnership.