Equity, dignity, happiness, sustainability - these are all fundamental to our lives but absent in the GDP.

Never look back. Move on. Aim high. Etc.

I only take on roles that I'm passionate about. Life is too short to do things that you're not happy with.

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?

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.

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

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