“I think for the most part people are proud of the bicultural foundation New Zealand is built on and the fact that we are a multicultural society.”
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I'm not deeply ideologically driven. I believe in good center-right politics.
Bronagh looks after the kids and without her the family would disintegrate... there are some things you can't discuss with anyone other than your wife. There has to be a strong bond of trust.
We have been given the trust and goodwill of New Zealanders. I do not take that trust for granted, and I never will.
I always had a long-term view of going into politics, so I suppose I was always careful. I mean, I got offered all these rinky dink tax deals, but I always paid my taxes. I am naturally quite conservative.