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Speech to ACT members and supporters; ACT Leader's Lunch; Chateau on the Park, Christchurch; Sunday July 4, 2004. When we were children we were colour blind. We looked past the colour of a person’s skin to the real person beneath. We judged each other by what we did not by the racial group to which we belonged. And then we grew up. And suddenly, to think like that was somehow a great and noble ideal. Well, call it what you will. It’s the way I think. It’s the way ACT thinks. And it’s the way most New Zealanders think. It’s...

“The Queen and I bid you a very warm welcome home. Through all the great trials and sufferings which you have undergone at the hands of the Japanese you have been constantly in our thoughts. We know from reports we have already received how heavy those sufferings have been. We know also that these have been endured by you with the highest courage. We mourn with you the death of so many of your gallant comrades. With all our hearts we hope that your return from captivity will bring you and your families a full measure of happiness which you...