1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,840 Speaker 1: New Zealand will pay six million dollars to the Sarmoran 2 00:00:02,880 --> 00:00:05,239 Speaker 1: government as a result of the sinking of the Manawanui. 3 00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:07,600 Speaker 1: It's been a year since the navy ship ran aground 4 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:09,799 Speaker 1: and sank off the coast of sar War. Winston Peters 5 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:14,240 Speaker 1: is the Foreign Minister. High Winston Good afternoon. What's the money. 6 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:20,400 Speaker 2: For, Well, it's to help out with respect to a 7 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:25,640 Speaker 2: disasters thinking of a naval vessel, the Manavanui in October 8 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 2: of last year and as arranged the Salmon government. 9 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, aren't we doing all of the cleanup? 10 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:35,440 Speaker 2: We've done most of cleanup already, yes, in fact, but 11 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 2: you know this is the disasters I say, the full 12 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:42,840 Speaker 2: scale investigation is yet to be closed. But having gone 13 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 2: to all the trouble with ron Mark to get the 14 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:47,320 Speaker 2: vessel in the first place has been the most frustrating 15 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:49,680 Speaker 2: thing to happen. But here we are. We've got to 16 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:50,879 Speaker 2: fix it up and keep our name. 17 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:52,880 Speaker 1: But what I'm trying to get to is, if we've 18 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:55,160 Speaker 1: done the cleanup, then what's this money for. 19 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 2: Well, because we can't say there was absolute certainty that 20 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:02,279 Speaker 2: we've got everything cleaned up, and so the contingency may 21 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 2: arise and as I say, some of the complication has 22 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 2: been that when we were talking about the summer money, 23 00:01:09,080 --> 00:01:11,520 Speaker 2: there was then the course the snap election, virtually a 24 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 2: snap election in Samoa, so things were on hold and 25 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:16,000 Speaker 2: here we are. So I'm trying to deal with that. 26 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 1: Okay, fair enough. Listen, those kids who are being held 27 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:21,400 Speaker 1: in Israel and detention, are they okay? 28 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 2: Yes, they are Okay. This is fascinating. I mean, we're 29 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 2: hearing so much performance of propaganda. But one of them 30 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 2: has now gone on a hunger strike. Should mean yeah, 31 00:01:35,319 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 2: first of all, they weren't getting any food and getting 32 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:38,680 Speaker 2: any water. Now one's going on a hunger strike. 33 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:41,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think that has occurred to many of us, Winston. 34 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:44,679 Speaker 1: But look, so you're confident that they're not being because 35 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 1: there are reports you will have read them. Gressa's being 36 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: beaten up and so on. It's not happening to these kids. 37 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 2: I would believe that that is totally and utterly false. 38 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:56,160 Speaker 2: Wait till we get the photographs when it's all over 39 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 2: and see there's any evidence of all that. But this 40 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 2: is the kind of behavior that they engage in. Sad 41 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 2: to say, And the sad thing is that there's a 42 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 2: real purpose, in a real manner. We're dealing with the 43 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 2: tragedy of Gaza and it's not going to be sold 44 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 2: by virtue signal. 45 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:13,120 Speaker 1: Now, what are you guys doing to get them back? 46 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:17,519 Speaker 2: Well, we've got Foreign Affairs was engaged from day one 47 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:22,080 Speaker 2: out of Turkey and closer areas to ensure that the 48 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:25,280 Speaker 2: Israeli government knew what our expectation was and we expect 49 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:27,600 Speaker 2: them to deliver. This is not the first time it's happened. 50 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 2: Of course, it happened with Marimn Davidson when she went there. 51 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 2: So you know, this is the first time in history 52 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:36,960 Speaker 2: where Pe the people who've kidnapped them don't want them 53 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:39,840 Speaker 2: to be there. This is a brother unusual like crime 54 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:41,360 Speaker 2: going on here, isn't it. 55 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:44,160 Speaker 1: It's a very good point. Listen. On a more serious note, 56 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 1: were those protesters at your house last night? Again? Yes 57 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:51,840 Speaker 1: they were, and they scarped by eight thirty when the 58 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 1: cops turned up. 59 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 2: Well, the cops told them to go home. Yeah, that's 60 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 2: after about it now and a half. And I mean 61 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:00,800 Speaker 2: you've got young tool and your babies, you got all 62 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:02,799 Speaker 2: sorts of people in the neighborhood, all been worken up 63 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 2: with an absolute total breach of the noise abankment laws 64 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:10,240 Speaker 2: of our country and of Auckland. 65 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 1: Are they quite noisy? Winston? 66 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 2: Well, they got louds figures and sell them, got quite 67 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:18,560 Speaker 2: a few of them. Then they're blasting away just about 68 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 2: two meters from the front door. Thinking that's a fair go, 69 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 2: and I decided, you know, I'd tell the cops I've 70 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:25,240 Speaker 2: had enough. 71 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:26,880 Speaker 1: How long has this been going on for? 72 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:30,120 Speaker 2: I'll be going for quite a long time. But here's 73 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 2: the rub. More protests have been held when we weren't there, 74 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 2: none not at home, and so the neighborhood to put 75 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 2: up it then when we were at home. 76 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 1: Winston, thanks very much, appreciate your time. That's Winston Peter's 77 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 1: Foreign Affairs minister. We'll come back to this business about 78 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:47,120 Speaker 1: the protests. It's just quickly update. Over the weekend, Regretta 79 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 1: Tunberg is that one of the Turkish activists who are 80 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 1: on the flottilla said they dragged little Gretta by her 81 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 1: hair before our eyes. This is in the Guardian, beat 82 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:57,480 Speaker 1: her and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. And 83 00:03:57,520 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: they're also complaining that they've put her in a cell 84 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 1: and fested with bead bugs. For more from Heather Duplessy 85 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:06,440 Speaker 1: Allen Drive. Listen live to News Talks at B from 86 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:10,120 Speaker 1: four pm weekdays, or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio