Helen Clark
Helen Clark
Helen Elizabeth Clark ONZ SSIis the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, and was the 37th Prime Minister of New Zealand. As Prime Minister she served three consecutive terms from 1999 to 2008 and was the first woman elected at a general election as the Prime Minister, and was the fifth longest serving person to hold that office. She has been Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, the third-highest UN position, since 2009. In April 2016, she declared...
NationalityNew Zealander
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth26 February 1950
CityHamilton, New Zealand
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.
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.
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,
Well of course New Zealand isn't anti-American.
I think that generally New Zealand is respected for the positions it takes because it thinks them through.
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,
I think we should see what's happening in the currency, which is still strong, as positive for exporting.
It gives us credibility, ... and links us to a system of support in school improvement.
I think this is going to take quite some time to work through simply because the writs (final results) won't be until two Fridays' time,
It is of concern that when that becomes known it might provoke further disorder.
I'm humbled that we have the opportunity to begin negotiations to form a new government. I want to thank all those who supported us today across New Zealand's many communities,