By and large, women in New Zealand are fortunate compared with some other countries, including many in our own region. But there is still progress to be made.

New Zealand's taken some very significant decisions in relation to defence in the last two years.

It is important to remember that the Pacific Ocean covers a quarter of the world's surface and that each Pacific country has its own cultural, historical and ethnic identity.

Equality and development will not be achieved however if peace is not understood from women's' point of view.

The Platform for Action gives due emphasis to the fact that women globally have continued to have insufficient access to the resources necessary to achieve economic independence.

Peace is a fragile thing. It takes courage to secure it. It takes wisdom to maintain it.

With the adoption of the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, the international community sent out a clear message that gender based violence will not be tolerated.

The world has been gradually reducing its nuclear arsenals. Testing must stop so that progress on the destruction of nuclear weapons may begin.

Hollow commitments to action in the future are insufficient. Deferring difficult issues must not be tolerated. Our children and grandchildren expect us to speak and act decisively.

The Pacific had great hope that when the former President Mitered decided to halt nuclear testing, we had put behind us the issue of nuclear states testing their weapons in our Pacific region.

NGOs have a significant role to play, alongside governments, in improving the status of women.

A fundamental shift of our perceptions and consciousness are necessary for any great improvements for mankind.

Mamoru, each & every one of us have stars in our hearts, & you know that the star is shining when you feel that heat…-Usagi/Sailor Moon

I loved him more than he loved me, and that is a bad place for a woman to be.

To whatever extent a person's knowledge increases, his attention will be turned more towards his soul.

We don't really need reviewers, just first-night reporters who will tell us faithfully whether or not the audience liked the show.

Faith is like lighting the torch that passes from one person to the next. You can't light the torch of another if yours isn't burning.

Anytime there is a struggle between doing what is actually right and doing what seems right, then your ego is interfering with your decision.

The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die.

I was driven from my position as Interior Secretary, not because of my environmental record, but because of my Christian beliefs. That's the real struggle.

In my opinion, we need to again consider the possibility of public funding of congressional elections, following the very successful experience with clean money systems in Maine and Arizona.