New Zealander - Statesman | February 26, 1950 -
In terms of having views and being prepared to express them, yes, I think New Zealand's had a leadership role in a lot of things.
Helen Clark
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New Zealand's been pretty quiet on human rights issues, which we will be taking rather more interest in, and in international labor issues.
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In the end, there will always be a fundamental difference of perspective between New Zealand and Australia on defense, whoever is in government.
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Business can talk itself into a blue funk.
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There is also a marked global trend towards sustainable agriculture, building on traditional methods which use fewer chemical inputs, carefully manage soil and water resources, and work hand-in-hand with nature.
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Marine protected areas, and particularly no-take zones, are very effective in allowing regeneration of fish stocks.
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I think it's inevitable that New Zealand will become a republic and that would reflect the reality that New Zealand is a totally sovereign-independent 21st century nation 12,000 miles from the United Kingdom.
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Health and education are always issues.
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People are optimistic about the future.
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It's fair to say that, for much of my lifetime, New Zealand certainly was a property-owning democracy and working people, ordinary people, had assets.
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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.
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