I have no beliefs of a religious kind.

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

Fortunately New Zealand doesn't have land borders so we are able to be somewhat more rigorous on who gets in and out of our country than perhaps some people.

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.

Grounded in international human rights, gender equality doesn’t just improve the lives of individual women, girls, and their families; it makes economic sense, strengthens democracy, and enables long-term sustainable progress.

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

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?