The Country 21/02/25: Barry Soper talks to Jamie Mackay

Our political correspondent wraps the week as we lament school children identifying as "furries".

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Barry Sober. Do you can you believe that in new
Plymouth Girls High School has litter trays in the girl's
toilets And I hope I'm not speaking out of turn here.
Apologies to new Plymouth Girls High School if indeed you
haven't got litter trays. But it's a worrying accusation.

Speaker 2 (00:18):
Well, have they got an infestation of cats or something?

Speaker 1 (00:22):
No, people people identifying as cats. Chris Russell, their Aussie correspondent,
started it, telling us the story about the Aussie teacher
who got sacked for identifying as a cat because she
was licking the back of the hands to some of
the pupils.

Speaker 2 (00:37):
Well, I guess you know we've got a river that
identifies as a human being. Yes, that's so possible these days, Jamie,
you don't have to be binary.

Speaker 1 (00:47):
As Christopher Luxon, or actually, should I say as Winton
Winston identifying himself as a prime minister.

Speaker 2 (00:56):
Well you know, and that's the nature of coalition politics,
isn't it that you have sniping from the sidelines. And
imagine what it must be like for Chris Laxon. I
often think you know that he is a former chief
executive of an airline that whatever he said go or went.

(01:16):
These days, whatever he says is debated, and that must
be particularly frustrating in his position, but that's the nature
of the job that he took on. Unfortunately. I think
Winston is much more acquiescent though than what David Seymour
is that Winston, even though he's behaved, misbehaved in the

(01:36):
House this week about at R and New Zealand and
relating it to the Mexican standoff that they've got with
Ricardo Menendez March. You know, politics has got quite silly
this week.

Speaker 1 (01:52):
I've got to say, Jomie, Hey, yeah, I'll tell you
someone who's a standout, and you've got to give it
to a for longevity as old Autian s old, same
age as me. Judith Collins.

Speaker 2 (02:02):
Oh yeah no, and she was having a bit of
a laugh about being menopausal this week. I'll tell you
what I heard her being interviewed this morning about these
Chinese warships. Yes, Sarah, off the coast of Sydney at
the moment. One of them is one of the biggest
warships in the world. And you'd have to say, yet again,
diplomacy the Chinese. You would think that they would have

(02:24):
told New Zealand and indeed Australia as to what they're
doing there. But you know, I don't think we're eminently
going to be torpedoed by the Chinese. But nevertheless, you know,
it's a bit of a worry, all.

Speaker 1 (02:39):
Right, barrying the other one, and you probably haven't got
time for comment on this one. With mothballed Mars and
Port and now we're going to build a new refinery,
then go figure that one out. Bas.

Speaker 2 (02:48):
Have a great.

Speaker 1 (02:48):
Weekend, mate, Nice to talk to you, Tom. There we go,
Barry Soper wrapping the country for the week.