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,

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,