23 Quotes by David Cunliffe

I have never commented on a caucus issue or a shadow Cabinet issue, and I'm not about to start now.

Globalization is a fact, not a philosophy. It's very important for our future economic growth that we get the talent and skills we need.

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.

We have the highest diaspora per capita of any developed country except for Ireland. We want to get back the quarter that weren't sure.

I've been really clear that my first job as leader of the Labour Party and co-leader of the labour movement is to engage with our base.

I've said in the primary race repeatedly that a Labour Party that I lead would be a true red Labour Party, be very clear about its social democratic roots and its social democratic agenda.

Socialism's not a word that I use. I say 'social democracy' because I don't think the government needs to own all the means of production.

I support a constitutional conversation, as the Labour Party does, which will allow New Zealanders to evolve a more mature and stable constitutional form, but that's not something that I, as Labour Party, would want to impose, either on the party or on the public.

I do not believe it is all about the leader. I think it's about the team, too. So we have one mission; we have one team; we are working to victory.