United Nation Secretary-General Kofi Annan has welcomed New Zealand's contribution to the tsunami disaster relief fund
That's unsurprising since most of it is channeled through the United Nations, whereas Australia's contribution is channeled to those directly in need in Indonesia. It is well known that Miss Clark would like a job at the UN if she loses the election and being on Kofi Annan's good books is a step in the right direction. Helen Clark would rather be chummy with Kofi than with John Howard or Dubya, which is why there is no coordinated Australasian effort. Australia doesn’t need NZ's comparative paltry aid effort and NZ likes the UN rather than Australia.