'Rights of Passage' provides a view of the factors that define New Zealand's national sense of self - politics, race relations, sport, conservation, class consciousness, diplomacy, defence and economic policy. Now, these issues are seen through the personal lens of Chris Laidlaw, who has had a lifetime of experience at the forefront of public affairs in New Zealand and in other parts of the world. He leads us via his own brand of anecdote and humour...