I don't know that you're ever going to persuade New Zealanders that they're not going to own their own homes and I'm not going to try.

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.

We just sent our condolences to the President of the United States and the American people on what is a terrible, terrible tragedy.

Never look back' is my philosophy.

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?

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

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.