Made me chuckle. NZ has less population than the Chicago greater city area fellas, its defence force about the same personnel as the Chicago PD. Navy ships are the most expensive platforms in existence, to buy, maintain, staff and service. New zealand currently only affords a fleet of 4 and two are patrol boats. The idea of getting an economy that small to build a navy that can patrol " one of the largest EEZ's" is sheer comic book fantasy.
