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

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

Well of course New Zealand isn't anti-American.

Senator Obama will be taking office at a critical juncture. There are many pressing challenges facing the international community, including the global financial crisis and global warming. We look forward to working closely with President-elect Obama and his team to address these challenges.

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?

I think that generally New Zealand is respected for the positions it takes because it thinks them through.

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