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.

Further talks to progress arrangements around forming a government are likely to be held in the coming week.

so dry she’s combustible.

I haven’t detected much constructive from Mr Norris.

Well in the end the world can crank itself up to sanctions, as it has with Zimbabwe, another sad case.

looking for as broad a base of support and for as stable a government as possible.

New Zealand will be working closely with Australia and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees to arrange transshipment of the refugees to New Zealand,

The task now is for arrangements to be made which will ensure stable government in New Zealand for the next three years.

I don’t accept that stereotype. I do see my style as being one of strong leadership.

So as other people poach our people, we have to poach other people because we want to have an economy that works well.

It helps with film project development, finance across boundaries and takes advantage of film makers’ skills and infrastructure in both countries.

Well of course New Zealand isn’t anti-American.

I think this is going to take quite some time to work through simply because the writs (final results) won’t be until two Fridays’ time,

The ministerial lineup announced last night not only contained Speight supporters, but also was clearly unrepresentative of Fiji,

This was really incredible,

The bottom line is that this Government doesn’t trade the lives of young New Zealanders for a war it doesn’t believe in, in order to secure some material advantage,

would now be able to resume friendly diplomatic relations.

But I do not consider it sufficient reason to dismiss a minister.

As New Zealanders, we’ve been in on the United Nations from the very beginning, played a role in the drafting of the charter – it means a lot to us that those processes are followed.

They’re not ready to govern, they’re not fit to govern.

There is not a great deal in it for agriculture exporters like New Zealand,

I could really feel the emotion in the air and I will be thinking about the sailors tonight when I get back home and they are still out there and will be for a many...

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,