Helen Clark Zealand Quotations

Well, there have been periods in the past when prime ministers of Australia and New Zealand were at each others' throats publicly and frequently. That's not productive at all.

Well, we don't think for a moment that either the U.S. or Australia are out to damage the New Zealand economy, but if there were a sustained period in which they had a free-trade agreement and New Zealand didn't have that same arrangement with the States, that could be both trade- and investment-distorting.

We (must be) very clear about the rules of origin, requirements in any agreement, that both Hong Kong and New Zealand have a commitment to upholding them,

The task now is for arrangements to be made which will ensure stable government in New Zealand for the next three years.

New Zealand will be working closely with Australia and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees to arrange transshipment of the refugees to New Zealand,

New Zealand First's position is that following the final election result, the party with the most seats in the first instance is entitled to form a government and New Zealand First will act to provide stability,

That's completely unacceptable, and I don't think there would be New Zealanders who would say that New Zealand should do nothing in the face of another country's agents trying to breach our sovereignty. We have to take a stand on that, regardless who the country is,