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12 quotes by David Cunliffe

David Richard Cunliffe HFIITP (born 30 April 1963) is a New Zealand politician and member of the New Zealand Labour Party. He is the sitting member of parliament for New Lynn, West Auckland. He served as the Minister of Health and Minister for Communications and Information Technology for the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand from October 2007 until November 2008. After the defeat of the Labour Party in the 2008 general election, and the...
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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... →

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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... →

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I have picked the very, very best deputy that I could. David Parker is a fantastic guy. He's a person who I trust absolutely. He's got a... →

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

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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.

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

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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.

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I'm a big yachting fan.

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I've worked as a diplomat before I became a politician.

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If there's a sustainable job that will create sustainable value, people will hire for it.

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I support a constitutional conversation, as the Labour Party does, which will allow New Zealanders to evolve a more mature and stable constitutional... →

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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... →

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