1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,640 Speaker 1: Why Tungy commemorations have started. Remember it's a week long thing, 2 00:00:02,680 --> 00:00:06,600 Speaker 1: it's not just one day. They've already started that doing it. Politicians, ee, 3 00:00:06,680 --> 00:00:09,120 Speaker 1: leaders and fan No that there already. They've been arriving 4 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:12,320 Speaker 1: ahead of the big day on Thursday tomorrow. News talks 5 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 1: here b political reporter Sophie Trigger has made the trip 6 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:16,360 Speaker 1: up north and joins me. 7 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:19,360 Speaker 2: Now, Hello Sophie, Good morning, Andrew. How are you good? 8 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 1: First time or what second time? 9 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 2: Actually, Andrew, I was I was up here last year 10 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 2: as well. 11 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 1: I was watching the telly last night. I have to 12 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 1: say the arrival of the Maori queen was quite some pageant. 13 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, hundreds turned out to watch Andrew and the poor 14 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:38,840 Speaker 2: fority yesterday welcomed the king to king Ey Tongue, including 15 00:00:38,880 --> 00:00:41,839 Speaker 2: the new monarch naw Way Hono. It's a Paul. It 16 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 2: was her first white tonguey as the Marti Queen after 17 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:47,720 Speaker 2: the passing of her father, King tu Hatia last year. 18 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:50,920 Speaker 2: And also in the contingent was to Pati Marti, which 19 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:53,800 Speaker 2: arrived as part of the king E Tongue porphy this 20 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 2: year as it did last year, really consolidating that public 21 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 2: relationship between to Patimari and the King Etangue ahead of 22 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:04,679 Speaker 2: the rest of the politicians arriving on the treaty grounds 23 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 2: later this morning. Yesterday we also had a number of 24 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:11,199 Speaker 2: other groups welcomed in a separate porpity in the morning, 25 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 2: which included the White Toungui Tribunal, local Government New Zealand, 26 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 2: the judiciary, and the Diplomatic Corps, the head of which 27 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:23,560 Speaker 2: is Mexican Ambassador Alfred or Porrez Bravo, who you may 28 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:26,120 Speaker 2: have seen in the news a bit over the past week. 29 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 1: Yes, he met with Winston Peters. They had lunch. Now 30 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 1: I'm sure they got on because you can't have lunch 31 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:32,759 Speaker 1: with Winston Peters to not have a good time. 32 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 2: Well, a meeting took place yesterday, that's correct, between Winston 33 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:42,639 Speaker 2: Peters and the Mexican Ambassador. So this follows, of course, 34 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 2: comments made in the House last week by Peter's own colleague, 35 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:50,720 Speaker 2: Minister Shane Jones, who called out send the Mexicans home, 36 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 2: directed towards Green MP's and it was described as xenophobic 37 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 2: and racist by the Green Party. So after this comment, 38 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 2: the Mexican embassy confirmed it was following up on the 39 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 2: matter through diplomatic channels. Now, Alfredo pres Bravo, as the 40 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 2: dean of the Diplomatic Corps, was part of this contingent. 41 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 2: Welcomed onto the grounds yesterday, and we spoke to the 42 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:15,680 Speaker 2: ambassador after the porphity and he confirmed he was meeting 43 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 2: with Peter soon, but wouldn't really comment further on the 44 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 2: matter at all. He didn't say whether he would raise 45 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:24,520 Speaker 2: the issue with Peters, but said that the interaction would 46 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 2: be friendly. So we don't yet know what exactly took 47 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 2: place in the meeting, but as you say, Peters has 48 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:34,680 Speaker 2: shared a picture of the two of them yesterday, so 49 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:37,520 Speaker 2: we'll have to wait to speak to him to find 50 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 2: out sort of what happened, if there were apologies offered, 51 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 2: if there was any sort of resolution to that. 52 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:45,239 Speaker 1: So I called this day white tonguey Eve as the 53 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 1: day before. What's happening today? 54 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:50,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, so this morning we will have all parties, that's 55 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 2: except for Tapatimari, which arrived yesterday welcomed onto the treaty grounds. 56 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:58,880 Speaker 2: Last year we had a separate porphity for government and opposition, 57 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:02,639 Speaker 2: but today they will all be arriving side by side. 58 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:06,600 Speaker 2: Of course, a notable absence is the Prime Minister Chris Luxon. 59 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 2: He will be in the South Island ahead of spending 60 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:12,359 Speaker 2: White Tangy in Akaroa, but will no doubt hear from 61 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 2: him at some point today as well. And considering the 62 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:20,200 Speaker 2: Treaty Principles Bill is such a live issue oral submissions 63 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:23,920 Speaker 2: beginning at Select Committee last week, it is expected to 64 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 2: result in some heated cottit or tomorrow in today sorry 65 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 2: in the speeches from both sides. It's also brought large 66 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:35,800 Speaker 2: numbers of people to White Tangi again this year. White 67 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 2: Tangi leader's estimate it could be the same size or 68 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 2: even bigger than last year. And I've spoken to stoken 69 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 2: some people who were attending White Tangi for the first 70 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:48,000 Speaker 2: time for the reason of protecting Tetiditi. So today is 71 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 2: going to bring actually to David Seymour face to face 72 00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 2: with some of these critics for the first time this year, 73 00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 2: considering he wasn't at the last and there are a 74 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 2: couple of weeks ago another forum in which the government 75 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 2: can hear from Marti and Ewee leaders on these issues. 76 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:06,040 Speaker 2: We are also expecting the arrival of a toy to 77 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 2: Tetidity protest on the Treaty grounds, so thousands are expected 78 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 2: to be part of that and that's the group behind 79 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:17,680 Speaker 2: last year's massive hikoi to Parliament in November. 80 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:19,839 Speaker 1: Very good, Sophie. 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