Our opponents say more children are living in poverty than when we came into office. And that's probably right.

I think for the most part people are proud of the bicultural foundation New Zealand is built on and the fact that we are a multicultural society.

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

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

Our opponents say more children are living in poverty than when we came into office. And that's probably right.

While his removal will not necessarily bring an immediate end to terrorist activity, I have absolutely no doubt that the world is a safer place without Osama Bin Laden.