“Thank You, New Zealand”!

Christmas Greetings to our readers everywhere, and from the bottom of our hearts a great “Thank you, New Zealand!” for your magnificent stand for freedom.

At this traditional season of goodwill and amity among men, we find ourselves battling with forces brought into play to trample on freedom and establish ruthless rule throughout the world. Our liberty-loving peoples have answered the call in wonderful fashion. This great Commonwealth of Nations, hand-in-hand with our very good French friends and backed up by decent-minded people in all corners of the globe, will never rest until aggression and the mad mania for power have once and for all been smashed, and a sane order of society firmly established.

All of us at Home knew that New Zealanders would be among the keenest to uphold freedom's flag. In this Centennial year in her colourful story, New Zealand once again clearly shows the world where her heart lies. This big family of ours had no enmity against the misguided German people, as was pointed out in the leaflets dropped over Germany by our airmen at the beginning of hostilities. But so long as Hans and Fritz allow themselves to be governed by ruthless rulers, and blindly carry out their dictates, there can never be peace and security in the world.