Of course as a small country you're not necessarily in the strongest negotiating position unless you're negotiating with other small countries.

No country will reach its full potential if its female citizens do not enjoy full equality.

I think the issue of North Korea is one where the international community as a whole has to work to resolve the crisis.

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.

Business can talk itself into a blue funk.

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.

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