1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:02,800 Speaker 1: Right, let's go to Azaria housinging political report of for 2 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:04,200 Speaker 1: news talks. You'll be Azaria. 3 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:06,760 Speaker 2: Good evening, good evening. Good to be with you, Good 4 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:07,160 Speaker 2: to be with you. 5 00:00:07,160 --> 00:00:10,399 Speaker 1: Two. Now, everyone's well, everyone but America recognizing Palestine as 6 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:13,720 Speaker 1: a state and US Winston still pondering. 7 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:17,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, so that is the big question. Will New Zealand 8 00:00:17,360 --> 00:00:21,239 Speaker 2: recognize a Palestinian state? As you say, Foreign Minister Winston 9 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:24,600 Speaker 2: Peters is in New York at the United Nations Leaders 10 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 2: Week that's ahead of the UN General Assembly, and mister 11 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 2: Peters is expected to make New Zealand's position on potential 12 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:36,240 Speaker 2: formal recognition of a Palestinian state clear at that UN meeting. 13 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:38,840 Speaker 2: As you say, in terms of our allies, we're seeing 14 00:00:38,880 --> 00:00:41,239 Speaker 2: quite a lot of progress from other countries on this. 15 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:45,000 Speaker 2: British Prime Minister Sir Kiir Starmer has announced his government 16 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 2: does support a state of Palestine. 17 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 1: In the face of the growing horror in the Middle East. 18 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 1: We are acting to keep alive the possibility of peace 19 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 1: and a two stage solution that means a safe and 20 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 1: secure Israel alongside a viable Palestinian state. At the moment 21 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:07,160 Speaker 1: we have. 22 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:11,959 Speaker 2: Neither, but arguably even more important for New Zealand is Australia. 23 00:01:12,160 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 2: They are making the same move. 24 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:19,840 Speaker 3: And this recognition being announced today in sync with our 25 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:24,479 Speaker 3: international partners, the United Kingdom and Canada, means that three 26 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 3: of the Five Eyes nations are all making this decision today. 27 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 2: And interesting that he spoke about the Five Eyes countries 28 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:34,840 Speaker 2: there as another Five Eyes country is New Zealand. So 29 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 2: the two Anthony Albanezi, the Ossie Prime Minister referring to 30 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:41,399 Speaker 2: their New Zealand and the United States, the latter very 31 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 2: firm in its support of Israel and speaking about Israel, 32 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 2: Its Prime Minister Benjamin nettan Yahoo says quote, I have 33 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 2: a clear message to those leaders who are recognizing a 34 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 2: Palestinian state after the horrendous October seven massacre. You are 35 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:58,920 Speaker 2: rewarding terror with an enormous prize. It's kind of similar 36 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 2: actually to what a party leader David Seymour has said 37 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 2: in the past about the matter, which was really that 38 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 2: we should not recognize a country that is holding hostages. 39 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 2: But Seymour got a bit of a telling off from 40 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:11,639 Speaker 2: Winston Peters about those remarks. 41 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:14,520 Speaker 1: That was a good agreement and that's what he's broken. 42 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, there is no time for novices. 43 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:20,680 Speaker 2: And just today within the past few hours, the Prime 44 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 2: Minister has confirmed he's spoken to act Leader David Seymour 45 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 2: after he gave his take on the matter last week. 46 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 2: Chris Luxson gave us some detail just now into what 47 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:31,360 Speaker 2: that conversation looked like. 48 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 1: Winston speaking for us on foreign affairs and he's the 49 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:36,000 Speaker 1: one that's leading the our cabinet through that position. 50 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 2: We want to make sure we've got accountable ministers talking 51 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 2: to their portfolios and it's important everyone respects those lanes. 52 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:43,640 Speaker 2: And this comes after David Seymour got a bit of 53 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:45,919 Speaker 2: a telling off for writing a letter to the UN 54 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:49,079 Speaker 2: defending the Regulatory Standards Bill. But back on the topic 55 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:51,560 Speaker 2: of the Middle East, the Coalition will come to one 56 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 2: agreement on the matter as a government. That's the expectation. 57 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 2: It's also worth noting these countries that have supported formal 58 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:02,840 Speaker 2: recognition are making it absolutely clear that any future governance 59 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 2: arrangement will not include terrorist group humas that is out 60 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:10,120 Speaker 2: of the picture. So yes, New Zealand yet to confirm 61 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 2: and finalize its position on whether or not it will 62 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 2: make that formal recognition. The Prime Minister, though, does say 63 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:20,639 Speaker 2: a preliminary decision has been made. Whinston Peters is expected 64 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 2: to speak at the un between Friday and Sunday in 65 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 2: terms of making a formal statement on behalf of New 66 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 2: Zealand on this matter. All eyes will be on New 67 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 2: York as that takes place. 68 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:34,400 Speaker 1: All right, Azariah. The more money, a bit of new 69 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 1: money and some acceleration. 70 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 2: This is for school property investment, fixing up the classrooms. Yeah, 71 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:43,120 Speaker 2: so this is an announcement from today. The government's announced 72 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 2: it will be accelerating four hundred and thirteen million dollars 73 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 2: of investment into school infrastructure. It's aimed at improving classrooms, 74 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 2: but also has a bit of a silver lining as 75 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:57,360 Speaker 2: well in terms of a bit of another detail giving 76 00:03:57,440 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 2: more confidence to builders and trade. It includes two hundred 77 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:04,600 Speaker 2: and fifty five million dollars of improvements on all isolated, 78 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 2: small and rural schools, estimated to be about half of 79 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 2: state schools. However, some of the budge, some of the 80 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 2: funding is from Budget twenty twenty four and is now 81 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:16,640 Speaker 2: being able to be delivered. So while there is fifty 82 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:19,719 Speaker 2: eight million dollars of new funding, about one hundred million 83 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 2: comes from Budget twenty four. Eighty million comes from the 84 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 2: Ministry of Education, baseline and one hundred and seventy five 85 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 2: million is brought forward funding. So Minister of Education Erica 86 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:33,479 Speaker 2: Stanford has made the announcement in Auckland this afternoon with 87 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 2: the Prime Minister and she is promising quote, every single 88 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:41,719 Speaker 2: school will get something. Well maintained classrooms are not a luxury, 89 00:04:41,760 --> 00:04:43,560 Speaker 2: they are a must have and they are a foundation 90 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:47,160 Speaker 2: for a very strong education system. Plus it's also expected 91 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:51,599 Speaker 2: to bring a much needed boost for the construction sector. There, Zara, 92 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:54,200 Speaker 2: appreciate your time. It's aara how for politics. 93 00:04:54,640 --> 00:04:57,839 Speaker 1: For more from Hither Duplicy Allan Drive, listen live to 94 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:00,960 Speaker 1: news talks it'd be from four pm week or follow 95 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:02,760 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio.