Someone's got to break the glass ceiling, and once it's broken, everybody else comes clamouring up behind..

I felt really compromised. I think legal marriage is unnecessary and I would not have formalised the relationship [with husband Peter Davis] except f….

Economic growth which strips out the planet’s ecosystems is not sustainable.

In the end, there will always be a fundamental difference of perspective between New Zealand and Australia on defense, whoever is in government..

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 f….

Senator Obama will be taking office at a critical juncture. There are many pressing challenges facing the international community, including the glob….

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 t….

I think that generally New Zealand is respected for the positions it takes because it thinks them through..

People are optimistic about the future..

I think it's inevitable that New Zealand will become a republic and that would reflect the reality that New Zealand is a totally sovereign-independen….

I'm not into power for the sake of it..

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

New Zealand's been pretty quiet on human rights issues, which we will be taking rather more interest in, and in international labor issues..

Afghanistan is one of the poorest countries on earth. Security issue or no security issue, there would need to be a focus on it..

Adopting and promoting sustainable production practices require concerted effort, something which in practice is too often missing or insufficient. M….

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

Of course I have an opinion on many things but I don't micromanage..

I deeply detest social distinction and snobbery, and in that lies my strong aversion to titular honours..

Any serious shift towards more sustainable societies has to include gender equality..

I don't know that you're ever going to persuade New Zealanders that they're not going to own their own homes and I'm not going to try..

I only take on roles that I'm passionate about..