New Zealand and other American allies came under increased pressure to provide combat assistance. An unenthusiastic Holyoake responded to American entreaties in December 1964 by pointing to New Zealand's commitments in Malaysia, where its forces were involved in Confrontation.
'Better not interfere old boy, he might lose his temper'. President Sukarno of Indonesia threatens a surprised-looking looking President of Malaysia in the background, while, in the foreground, Menzies, Prime Minister of Australia, is advising New Zealand Prime Minister, Keith Holyoake, that any interference could cause trouble.
In 1977 National Business Review cartoonist Bob Brockie captured the public disquiet over the constitutional propriety of Prime Minister Muldoon appointing a serving minister (Sir Keith Holyoake) Governor-General.
