Facelift - Series Three, Episode One

Ah yeah, I’m so sick of Don introducing me as "my wife from Singapore". People think my name is From Singapore.

– Don Brash's wife Je Lan complains with fellow politicians' spouses

Instead of a speech, I’ve been advised simply to say words that provoke a negative response towards Labour: hip hop tours, speeding motorcades, political correctness, an endemic culture of systematic fiscal irresponsibility.

– Don Brash (Alan Brunton) during an election debate with Helen Clark, where negative audience reactions can result in electric shocks

If we paid $50 less tax a month we could afford basic necessities like a second DVD player, a panini maker…

– A "struggling middle New Zealander" (Dena Kennedy explains why she needs reduced taxes