1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:04,359 Speaker 1: Senior political correspondent Azaria, how is with us now? Gide Azario. 2 00:00:04,440 --> 00:00:07,840 Speaker 1: Parliament is back tomorrow. Finally the weight is over. You 3 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:11,080 Speaker 1: must be chomping at the bit the first. 4 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 2: Time back since the summer break. It really feels like 5 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:15,920 Speaker 2: school is back in session. To be honest, I mean, 6 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:18,599 Speaker 2: let's go into what we're expecting. First of all, a 7 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:22,680 Speaker 2: cabinet meeting. There's no post cabinet press conference today because 8 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:26,240 Speaker 2: well there's no cabinet today. Cabinet is meeting tomorrow because 9 00:00:26,239 --> 00:00:29,800 Speaker 2: today is Auckland Anniversary day, and also because the Prime Minister, 10 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 2: Chris Luxon has been in communities impacted by the severe 11 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:36,239 Speaker 2: weather events and landslips. He's been speaking to people on 12 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 2: the ground and those who have lost love, loved ones 13 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:41,839 Speaker 2: and on this. Just now we've heard from Chris Hopkins 14 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 2: who says he wants to see the terms of reference 15 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:48,280 Speaker 2: on a potential inquiry. We're also expecting Labour's caucus to 16 00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:50,280 Speaker 2: meet as well. One of the first things on the 17 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:53,240 Speaker 2: agenda is whether or not it will support the Free 18 00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:56,440 Speaker 2: Trade Agreement with India. This is significant because New Zealand 19 00:00:56,560 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 2: first has not supported that FTA, but ACT and National 20 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 2: are backing it. Just on this, Labor MP Damian O'Connor 21 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:07,800 Speaker 2: has said there's been some speculation in the Indian community 22 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:10,760 Speaker 2: that Labor has made a decision on whether or not 23 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 2: it should support the FTA. He says some discussion has occurred, 24 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:17,560 Speaker 2: but no decision has been made. So I'm sure there 25 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:21,120 Speaker 2: will be questions put to Labor MPs, including Hipkins, about 26 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 2: where the party stands. But also if any MPs are 27 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:29,040 Speaker 2: split on that, does Labor support it entirely oppose it entirely? 28 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:31,680 Speaker 2: Will there be some people who speak out one way 29 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:33,959 Speaker 2: or another, We have to wait and see for that. 30 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 2: We're also likely to see Parliament move emotion to express 31 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:41,479 Speaker 2: its thanks to emergency services and to also commemorate those 32 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:44,600 Speaker 2: who have been lost in those severe weather events that 33 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 2: we've seen. It's also likely to bring about a debate 34 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 2: around climate action, particularly you'd expect from parties like the Greens. 35 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 2: But in a press conference that kicked off about half 36 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 2: past four so really just a few minutes ago, Labor 37 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:00,160 Speaker 2: leader Chris Hipkins said that the government has dragged its 38 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 2: heels around climate change and resilience, so it seems like 39 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 2: that conversation is taking place. The first day back at 40 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:10,400 Speaker 2: Parliament will be a significant one. Though we're officially in 41 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:13,640 Speaker 2: election year, we're excited to see some more sort of 42 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:17,040 Speaker 2: politicking take place this year and what happens tomorrow and 43 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 2: across the week will really set the scene for what 44 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:22,960 Speaker 2: we're expecting. A white tonguey but also maybe throughout the 45 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:24,520 Speaker 2: campaign in and of itself. 46 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 1: Winston Peters is questioning whether New Zealand should continue funding 47 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:31,360 Speaker 1: the World Health Organization. 48 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:33,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean it all really kicked off after the 49 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:37,919 Speaker 2: Trump administration announced the US had withdrawn from the WHO. 50 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 2: Winston Peter's posted on social media saying with the US 51 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 2: withdrawing its membership, it puts into question the current state 52 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 2: of the WHO, its effectiveness, if our money is being 53 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 2: spent responsibly instead of here at home. And as MP's 54 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 2: return to Parliament, as I've said, it's likely there'll be 55 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 2: questions to the PM, the Health Minister, potentially the act 56 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:01,000 Speaker 2: Leader is part of the coalition to see where the 57 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:04,360 Speaker 2: other parties in the coalition stand on the WHO. 58 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:08,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's interesting speaking as New Zealand First Leader rather 59 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 1: than Foreign Minister right on those comments, but yeah interesting. 60 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:17,360 Speaker 1: Interesting also to consider Winston Peter's response to Donald Trump's 61 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:21,240 Speaker 1: comments regarding NATO troops in Afghanistan the other day. There 62 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 1: has been some criticism from former Foreign Minister Phil Goff, 63 00:03:24,440 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 1: who I think, of course lost his nephew in Afghanistan, 64 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 1: about those comments and about the lack of response from 65 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 1: Winston Peters, and now MP's are weighing in as well. 66 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:37,200 Speaker 2: Yeah. So. American President Donald Trump recently said that troops 67 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 2: from NATO countries were not on the first line during 68 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 2: the war in Afghanistan other than the US, and it 69 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 2: sparked significant backlash from across the globe. Australian Prime Minister 70 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:51,400 Speaker 2: Anthony Albanezi called it out, so did UK Prime Minister 71 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:55,440 Speaker 2: Kiirs Stamer. In New Zealand, Associate Defense Minister Chris pank 72 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:58,400 Speaker 2: has said that he agrees with Judith Collins. We take 73 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:02,120 Speaker 2: great pride in the professionalism, courage and commitment of all 74 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:05,240 Speaker 2: who served in Afghanistan and indeed all of our ex 75 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:09,120 Speaker 2: service personnel. Both say we continue to honor the memory 76 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 2: of n z DF personnel who lost their lives in Afghanistan. 77 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 2: It is though worth noting. Albanesi said Trump's comments were 78 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 2: completely unacceptable, Starma calling them frankly appalling. So there has 79 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:24,479 Speaker 2: been slightly less strong language from the Coalition here in 80 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 2: New Zealand. 81 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:29,480 Speaker 1: Now, if I'm not just referring to the exact words 82 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 1: that Trump used, he did refer to NATO tropes because 83 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 1: New Zealand is not part of NATO. 84 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 2: Yes, yes, that is correct. But there still has been 85 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:42,000 Speaker 2: quite a lot of just backlash of course the globe, 86 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:44,720 Speaker 2: as you did, as you probably expect with something like this. 87 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:48,159 Speaker 2: I mean, the UK's backlash has been very significant. I 88 00:04:48,200 --> 00:04:52,239 Speaker 2: believe it was more than four hundred people died in that. Yeah. 89 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:55,039 Speaker 1: Hey, thanks for your time, Asaria, and good luck tomorrow. Asaria. 90 00:04:55,120 --> 00:04:57,920 Speaker 1: How senior political correspondent counting down the minutes to the 91 00:04:57,920 --> 00:04:58,839 Speaker 1: start of Parliament. 92 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 2: For more or from hither Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live 93 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:05,640 Speaker 2: to news talks it'd be from four pm weekdays, or 94 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 2: follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.