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.

We need innovation. We need great ideas that can be simply and effectively produced all over the place.

Girls can do anything. We do do anything and we expect to be treated as equals.

We need a lot of thinking and ideas. We need all the innovators, particularly with the new sustainable technologies - how do we get them to affordability so that people can generate clean energy?

Innovation applied across the board of development is having a huge impact, and can have more. All sorts of technology can provide shortcuts, can overcome obstacles which once seemed insuperable.

Marine protected areas, and particularly no-take zones, are very effective in allowing regeneration of fish stocks.

Health and education are always issues.