I'm not claiming I'm a saint, but I have a genuine, genuine belief in trying to help others.

Your personality as the prime minister feeds through to what you emphasise, and what you don't, how you'll handle a situation - whether you've got the combination of intelligence or instincts to adapt and to make good decisions.

We should always measure a government's environmental rhetoric against its environmental record

I'm not claiming I'm a saint, but I have a genuine, genuine belief in trying to help others.

New Zealand as a whole needs to save more, spend less and reduce our reliance on foreign debt.

We also need to remember the enduring principles on which the National Party is based – individual responsibility, support for families and communities, and a belief that the State can't and shouldn't do everything.

Osama Bin Laden was responsible for the deaths of thousands of people, including New Zealanders, in several different parts of the world.