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

It's fair to say that, for much of my lifetime, New Zealand certainly was a property-owning democracy and working people, ordinary people, had assets.

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

I felt really compromised. I think legal marriage is unnecessary and I would not have formalised the relationship [with husband Peter Davis] except for going into Parliament. I have always railed against it privately.

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

It is a very small minority point of view and I think, through continuing to set the tone of tolerance, acceptance, and diversity, you just have to further marginalize such people. Hopefully one day nobody will think that way.

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