From the time he was elected to Parliament at the age of 23 to his final year, he was constantly thinking about how to advance New Zealand's interests. Mike was that rare politician whose outlook was improved by his life in Parliament and he seriously grew in the job. As many of you will know, as a young man, Mike beat cancer. I can recall him walking into this room after his long sojourn away, and Rob Muldoon, the Prime Minister, went to shake his hand, and the look on Mike's face was one of horror because he'd wished he hadn't. As I say, Mike grew better with age. 