The Country 14/02/25: Barry Soper talks to Jamie Mackay

Our Political Correspondent dissects a week dominated by the Luxon-Seymour scrap

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
What a great go to Valentine's Day song from cousin
Barry Sober. You're all class. Dean Martin doesn't get much
better than that, Baz.

Speaker 2 (00:14):
Now you're sounding your age, Jamie. That's the problem.

Speaker 1 (00:17):
No, Dean Martin is ageless. Dean Martin is ageless. Now
will the coalition be ageless? Or they just die a
death at three years of age?

Speaker 2 (00:28):
No, No, I don't think so. I think Seymour's playing
a very deliberate game. In my view. He knows that
he's untouchable when it comes to being sacked by the
Prime Minister. But you know, he tends to overplay his card,
like suggesting that Chris Luxon should read a bit more

(00:49):
before he makes public comments. I think is over the
letter that Seymour sent on behalf of the I thought
surgeon in Auckland, Philip Pulkinghorn. Know it's the public statements
I think that he should be very careful about making.
But you know, I don't think it will be the
end of the coalition.

Speaker 1 (01:09):
No. I think their fortunes will improve this year with
the fortunes of the economy, just really quickly, like the
driving up the parliament steps. Shana Dirn in two thousand
and three. But Bob Tizzard did it as well, apparently.

Speaker 2 (01:22):
Well in nineteen forty eight, so we're told, but there's
no proof.

Speaker 1 (01:25):
Run no, no, no, nineteen forty eight. But the only reason
they drove it up the stairs was a demonstration of
how it could climb things, but didn't in the eighties.
Bob Tizzar, do it? Do you remember that? No?

Speaker 2 (01:37):
No, it was Old SHANEA.

Speaker 1 (01:39):
Dern two thousand and three.

Speaker 2 (01:40):
Yep, my last cousin of descendants drove Myrtle the tractor
you remember, up the steps of Parliament, but you know,
and he was arrested, but the police or the court
said it's wasting their time and it was thrown out.
So it was just simply as silly thing to do.
And Seymour clearly knew that the speaker wouldn't have been
happy about it, but he nevertheless when it hadn't provid

(02:04):
not just the speaker but the security initially before being
told to back off.

Speaker 1 (02:09):
I can hear young Iggy in the background. He's needing
your attention. A lamb on the menu tomorrow at the
at the Soper Duplessy Allen House.

Speaker 2 (02:16):
Oh absolutely, lamb is always on the menu, Jamie, It's
one of my favorite dishes.

Speaker 1 (02:23):
Yeah, good on you. National LAMB Day to morrow, Baz.
You go well, great to catch up.

Speaker 2 (02:28):
Cheers, Jamie.