I want to get down to the nuts and bolts of what is actually going to change to lift New Zealand's economic performance.

I think that's what all New Zealanders who are fair-minded want - a good chance for everybody to get ahead, whether it's education or housing.

New Zealand is a place where you can get well.

I really want to see New Zealand; it's a beautiful place.

This is the difficulty about talking about it without sounding big-headed, but you cannot speak of New Zealand now without my involvement in what it has become.

Pete Bethune is a hero in New Zealand. He's a hero worldwide to people who want to see the end of whaling.