New Zealand
- " an orchestrated litany of lies.", Justice Peter Mahon, accusing Air New Zealand of a cover-up after the crash of Air New Zealand Flight 901
- "And I'm going to give it to you if you hold your breath just for a moment … I can smell the uranium on it as you lean forward", New Zealand Prime Minister David Lange arguing that "Nuclear Weapons Are Morally Indefensible", in reply to a negating debater on 1 March 1985.
- "Wombat." Former New Zealand Prime Minister David Lange when asked by a journalist "Prime Minister, I wonder if we might have a brief word about Australia"
- "Gone by lunchtime", attributed to opposition leader Don Brash referring to New Zealand's anti-nuclear policy if he gained government.
- "Last cab off the rank" – said by former Prime Minister Helen Clark when describing her relationship with the Maori political party in not wanting to negotiate an agreement with them, even as a last resort, in 2005.
- "I think most New Zealanders...", often used by New Zealand Prime Minister John Key in interview situations.
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