I have every confidence that this government… will be durable and will enable us to offer strong progressive and stable government,

I wonder if their members even know because the Brethren have always said that they don’t get involved in politics.

I think we should see what’s happening in the currency, which is still strong, as positive for exporting.

We don’t want to deal with a separatist party.

To have two big and powerful countries like the United States and Britain to walk outside the framework… there is going to be lot of soul searching now at the United Nations’ Security Council, and...

I think the penny has dropped that the All Blacks aren’t automatically just going to be the best team in the world.

I’m not making any comment on anything of substance about this,

We are confident that the Mir space station poses no risk to New Zealand,

I got interest rates down – 15 and a half per cent in 1988 to seven and a half when I left, … Madam!

It is of concern that when that becomes known it might provoke further disorder.

We just sent our condolences to the President of the United States and the American people on what is a terrible, terrible tragedy.

The path Fiji is on, of denying the normal democratic rights to a minority because of their race, is utterly unacceptable to the international community,

Our rates are disturbing and will deliver poor health long-term to many of our people at a very high cost to the taxpayer.

We (must be) very clear about the rules of origin, requirements in any agreement, that both Hong Kong and New Zealand have a commitment to upholding them,

That’s completely unacceptable, and I don’t think there would be New Zealanders who would say that New Zealand should do nothing in the face of another country’s agents trying to breach our sovereignty. We have...

And that’s him finished off,

If the market is left to sort matters out, social injustice will be heightened and suffering in the community will grow with the neglect the market fosters.

Having reached the top he retained those characteristics of modesty and humility in victory which endeared him to us all and brought him respect from his greatest rivals,

It is important that the Commonwealth does back the principles which it repeatedly says that it stands for; those principles being constitutional law, human rights and democracy,

In one case this disaster has been made much worse by deliberate and cynical government policies,

I’d recommend they hang on to them, because I am absolutely convinced that Air NZ has a viable future.

I think anyone looking at this [raft of changes] would say that New Zealand is doing the very best it can, with a small population, to have a very credible defense capability,

We prefer our champions to be humble and modest,

Someone had to break the impasse; we’ve broken the impasse, … Someone had to agree to take them.

He does not set out to persuade the Commons (parliament) that the British should be invading,

In particular, I would like to pay tribute to Mr. de Mello. He was one of the finest international civil servants,

Urban Chaos is one of the most anticipated games of 2006 and offers a unique experience right at the heart of a full scale riot.

We’re engaged in a lot of discussions, they are ongoing, they are constructive and I’m positive about them.

In terms of protecting ourselves, the main issues are around how do we protect our borders [from illegal migrants and livestock and plant diseases], how do we protect our fisheries?

Well, look, that’s not for me to judge. I have a completely different style.

New Zealand First’s position is that following the final election result, the party with the most seats in the first instance is entitled to form a government and New Zealand First will act to provide...

As I said on election night, the result of voting appeared to give the Labor Party the opportunity to begin negotiations to form a new government.

This has been confirmed by the declaration of the final result.

You have a plan, a set of objectives, you get the plan agreed, its now up to the governments to put it into action,

the government was renewing and refreshing itself for the third term in government.

He was a role model for New Zealanders for his ability to set clear goals and in his dedication in achieving them,

We can take pride … in being nuclear free and in having the strength and independence not to send our young people off to fight in unjust wars,

I’m humbled that we have the opportunity to begin negotiations to form a new government. I want to thank all those who supported us today across New Zealand’s many communities,

I know Indonesia. I know what they want. The people as well as the armed forces are behind me,

It’s a horror story, it’s the sort of thing the worst movie scenario wouldn’t dream up,

Winston has never taken any great interest in foreign policy, so that one looks a bit more remote.

We’ve got 40 000 places in our working holiday scheme for young people of other countries to come work and live in our country on a receptacle basis.

My objective now is to begin negotiations that will enable us to lead a government which brings New Zealanders together,

It does set very dangerous precedents. It would now be difficult to find a common international approach to dealing with other political hotspots such as North Korea.

His political future looks difficult right now . . . the balance of probability now is that he won’t survive … The president won’t be the president in a little time.

It gives us credibility, … and links us to a system of support in school improvement.

I have left it there. I accepted the pilot’s apology when it was offered to me.

New Zealand and SA should take this dimension into account, the skills South Africans are presently contributing to New Zealand.

We live in a very strong and robust democracy. This election has been very finely balanced and the result has been a close one.

It is clear in New Zealand’s view that Zimbabwe has breached all of them.