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...