The Country 04/04/25: Barry Soper talks to Jamie Mackay

We ask our political correspondent if Winston's getting better with age and applaud his wars on woke, the Greens, and Te Pāti Māori.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
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dot Nz Barry Soper to wrap the Country. Barry Winston

(00:43):
blows out eighty candles this time next week, next Friday.
He's getting better with age.

Speaker 2 (00:50):
He's like a good wine as Winston, and he's down
a bit of that in his time, I might say.
But look, yeah, he's in his element. Foreign the foreign
job suits him to a tea. He's smart, he looks
the party, dresses well and he can talk the talk.
And who knows he did it with Marco Rubio last week,

(01:13):
but we all sorry recently, but we don't know whether
that meant that the tariffs were as low as what
they were. But nevertheless he's claiming victory for it, and
got on him.

Speaker 1 (01:25):
He's given a bit of a toweling to the Greens
and to Party Mari this week in Parliament.

Speaker 2 (01:31):
Well you know you were talking about resetting your mentality.
I mean I've had to this week when you had
Donald Trump and I've got the Greens and the Maldi
Party here in Wellington. I mean, absolutely absurd. This Benjamin
Doyle stuff. I think to try and defend this man
against what clearly is objectionum on the material that he

(01:55):
posted online reprehensible And Chloe Swarbrick should realize that we've
just got over the tamath of Paul stuff. They're Wellington
Centrally MB saying the police should be abolished, and then
on behold we have the Mouldi Party saying that the

(02:16):
Privileges Committee is silly and trivial and they want nothing
to do with it. Well, I'm sorry they joined parliament,
they stood for election, they're writ in the place unfortunately,
and the I've got to abide by the rules. They'd say,
they're Parky our rules. The Parliament is a parquier parliament.
They're being overridden. But look, honestly, Jamie, there's no explaining

(02:38):
to these people.

Speaker 1 (02:39):
No. I feel sorry for Chris Sipkins actually having to
potentially govern with them. I've got thirty seconds. Seymour's Treaty
principal Bill, overwhelming opposition. Surely he's got to forget about it.

Speaker 2 (02:51):
Well, you know the thing is, no, I think he's
done exactly what he wants to do. He's got it
out there at being debated. It's like the end of
life choice bill. He got that out there, was controversial.

Speaker 1 (03:01):
That I'm swear you're gone, Barry.

Speaker 2 (03:04):
Yeah, and then it came into legislation. Who knows further
down the track may do the same.

Speaker 1 (03:11):
Okay, hey, thank you very much for your time. Bars
always appreciate it.