LOVELY TO MEET YOU.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> Stephen: JUST TO GET OUT YOUR C.V. AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE.
THE YOUNGEST FEMALE WORLD LEADER.
YOU ARE THE THIRD FEMALE PRIME MINISTER OF NEW ZEALAND.
LADDER OF THE LABOR PARTY, AND THE SECOND ELECTED LEADER IN
HISTORY TO HAVE A BABY WHILE IN OFFICE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> Stephen: AND YOU ACTUALLY--
WHO IS THIS?
IS THIS NEVE?
>> THAT'S NEVE.
>> Stephen: THIS IS A LOVELY SHOT.
THIS IS YOU AT THE U.N. WITH YOUR BABY.
HAS ANY LEADER EVER BROUGHT THEIR BABY TO THE U.N. BEFORE?
>> NO, I'M TOLD IT HASN'T HAPPENED BEFORE.
>> Stephen: THAT'S A FIRST.
>> EVERYONE WAS MAKING THAT NOISE ABOUT MY PARTNER, WEREN'T
THEY, RIGHT THERE?
THAT'S CLARKE.
>> Stephen: WELL, YOU ADDRESS THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TOMORROW.
>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
>> Stephen: AND I UNDERSTAND YOU WERE ON THE FLOOR OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY, SEATED AT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, WHEN DONALD
TRUMP GAVE HIS ADDRESS.
>> I WAS.
>> Stephen: THERE WAS LAUGHTER NEAR THE TOP OF IT, WHICH SEEMED
TO SURPRISE HIM.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: AND HE SAYS THAT PEOPLE WEREN'T LAUGHING AT HIM.
THEY WERE LAUGHING WITH HIM.
WHAT-- WHAT-- DID YOU EXPERIENCE?
( LAUGHTER )
>> ARE YOU TRYING TO CREATE A DIPLOMATIC INCIDENT HERE RIGHT
NOW?
>> Stephen: MAYBE I'M GOING TO DEFUSE ONE RIGHT NOW.
THERE WAS A LITTLE LAUGH AND THERE WAS A BIGGER LAUGH.
>> SO THERE WAS A LITTLE LAUGH.
AND HE SAID, "I DIDN'T EXPECT THAT RESPONSE."
AND THEN THERE WAS A BIGGER LAUGH, AND PEOPLE LAUGHED WITH
HIM.
( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: ON THE SECOND ONE.
THE SECOND ONE PEOPLE WERE LAUGHING WITH HIM.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: VERY NICE.
NO WAR BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND NEW ZEALAND THEN.
>> NO, PEACELOVING NATION.
>> Stephen: THE FIRST LAFL?
THE FIRST LAWFUL?
>> THE FIRST-- THE FIRST LAUGH WAS A SPONTANEOUS MURMUR
AMONGST--
SPONTANEOUS!
SPONTANEOUS AMONG THE PEOPLE WITH EACH OTHER.
>> AMONGST THEMES.
>> Stephen: AMONGST THEMSELVES.
AND YOU JOINED IN?
>> I OBSERVED.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: VERY WELL DONE, VERY WELL DONE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: ANOTHER SO DONALD TRUMP HAS IMPOSED STEEL AND
ALUMINUM TARIFFS ALL OVER THE PLACE.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: DOES NEW ZEALAND PRODUCE STEEL AND ALUMINUM?
>> YES, WE DO, YES, WE DO.
IN THE A LARGE AMOUNT BUT WE DO.
>> Stephen: SOME.
YOUR FRIENDS IN AUSTRALIA-- ARE YOU FRIENDS WITH AUSTRALIA?
>> WE'RE FRIENDS WITH AUSTRALIA.
JUST THAT KIND OF FRIENDLY RIVALRY.
>> Stephen: SURE.
SO YOUR FRIENDS IN AUSTRALIA GOT AN EXCEPTION.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: TO THE TARIFF.
DID YOU GUYS GET ONE?
>> WE DID NOT.
WE'RE STILL WORKING ON IT, THOUGH.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
>> IN FACT I HAD A VERY BRIEF ENCOUNTER WITH THE PRESIDENT AT
A RECEPTION AS PART OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WEEK OF EVENTS,
AND I DID RAISE IT WITH HIM.
>> Stephen: AND HOW DID THAT GO?
>> WELL, IT WAS-- IT WAS-- THERE WAS A SLIGHT DISTRACTION.
MY PARTNER KNOCKED OVER A FLAG POLE WHICH DISRUPTED --
>> Stephen: WHILE YOU WERE TALKING TO PUMP?
>> RIGHT AT THE END OF IT.
I MENTIONED THIS-- HE ACKNOWLEDGED WE'RE STILL WORKING
ON IT-- AND WE ARE.
AND THEN-- THEN THE FLAG WENT DOWN.
>> Stephen: WAS IT-- WAS IT AN AMERICAN FLAG?
>> I DIDN'T CATCH WHICH FLAG IT WAS.
CLARKE WAS SCRAMBLING TO FIX THE SITUATION.
>> Stephen: IF SECURITY DID NOT ESCORT YOU TO THE BORDER,
THEN IT WAS NOT AN AMERICAN FLAG.
>> AS I TURNED AROUND HE WAS HOLDING THIS-- THIS-- WHAT I CAN
ONLY DESCRIBE AS A LONG METAL PRONG, WHICH I THINK WAS THE
DEVICE THAT SPLAYS THE FLAG.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
>> AND I'M SURPRISED NO ONE LEAPT ON HIM AT THAT POINT,
BECAUSE IT LOOKED LIKE A WEAPON.
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE AN IMPRESSIVE RESUME, AS I SAID
BEFORE.
BUT PERHAPS MOST IMPRESSIVE TO ME IS THAT YOU ARE-- YOU COULD
TECHNICALLY BE DESCRIBED AS A HOBBIT YOURSELF.
BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND YOU GREW UP NEAR HOBBIT TOWN.
>> I DID.
BUT I DO FIND IT SLIGHTLY OFFENSIVE THAT EVERYONE THINKS
EVERY NEW ZEALANDER STARRED IN EITHER "LORLD OF THE RINGS" OR
"THE HOBBIT."
>> Stephen: WERE YOU IN "LORD OF THE RINGS" OR "HOBBIT."
>> SOME OF US AUDITIONED BUT WEREN'T SUCCESSFUL, OKAY, IS ALL
I'M GOING TO SAY.
>> Stephen: DID YOU REALLY AUDITION?
>> I DID, I DID.
>> Stephen: I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY TOLD YOU, BUT I'M A
LITTLE BIT OBSESSED-- >> I HEARD THAT.
THE PEOPLE OF HOBBIT TOWN HAVE HEARD OF THIS, AND THEY
CONTACTED ME TODAY AND SAID THEY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE YOU A CITIZEN
OF HOBBITTON.
SO THANK YOU.
( APPLAUSE )
COMES WITH.
YOU GET A MUG.
>> Stephen: YOU GET A MUG?
>> YOU GET A MUG.
>> Stephen: DID YOU BRING THE PAPERWORK?
>> I HAVE IT IN WRITING.
ACTUALLY, THEY'RE GOING TO THE OFFICIAL CALLIGRAPHER FOR "THE
LORD OF THE RINGS" AND HOBBITON, "THE HOBBIT" WRITE UP YOUR
OFFICIAL INVITATION.
SO COME TO NEW ZEALAND AND WE'LL MAKE THE CEREMONY OFFICIAL.
THERE'S A DIRECT FLIGHT FROM CHICAGO, NICE AND EASY.
STARTING IN NOVEMBER.
>> Stephen: WE'RE IN NEW YORK, THOUGH.
I HAVE TO GET TO CHICAGO.
>> BUT IT'S CLOSE.
WE CONSIDER THAT CLOSE.
>> Stephen: WHEN DOES THAT START?
>> THE DIRECT FLIGHTS START IN NOVEMBER BUT YOU CAN COME ANY
TIME.
>> Stephen: I WOF LOVE TO COME.
WE HAD FLIGHT OF THE CONCORDS ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK.
AND WHEN THEY WERE HERE, I ASKED THEM IF THEY HAD A QUESTION FOR
YOU, AND THEY ROARED A QUESTION.
IF YOU DON'T MIND.
>> SURE.
>> Stephen: JIM, CAN WE PLAY THE QUESTIONS THE GUYS ASKED.
>> HI, JACINDA.
>> WE HAVE AN IMPORTANT QUESTION FOR YOU.
CAN WE COME FOR DINNER?
( LAUGHTER )
>> THEY PICKED ME UP FROM THE AIRPORT, AND I'M HAPPY TO HAVE
THEM OVER FOR DINNER.
>> Stephen: IF THEY PICK YOU UP FROM THE AIRPORT WHEN YOU GET
HOME.
>> YEAH, THAT WOULD BE HANDY.
I'VE MET THEM BEFORE.
IT'S NEW ZEALAND, SO WE ALL KNOW EACH OTHER.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: WELL, JACINDA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE.
IF YOU DON'T MIND ME CALLING YOU BY YOUR FIRST NAME.
>> PLEASE.
>> Stephen: IN NEW ZEALAND, DOES EVERYONE CALL YOU BY YOUR
FIRST NAME OR DO THEY CALL YOU MADAM PRIME MINISTER.
>> DEFINITELY NOT MADAM, BUT MOSTLY JACINDA.
>> Stephen: CAN PEOPLE WALK UP TO YOU AND TALK TO YOU IN NEW
ZEALAND?
>> YES, IN FACT I'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS IN THE MOST
AWKWARD SITUATIONS, MATERNITY BRA SHOPPING, GROCERY STORE.
>> Stephen: I DON'T, YOU WOULD FIND DONALD TRUMP DOING THAT.
>> MATERNITY TERNITY BRAS.
>> Stephen: I DON'T THINK YOU WOULD FIND HIM DOING THAT.
GOOD LUCK WITH THE TARIFFS AND EVERYTHING AND GOOD LUCK WITH
THE SPEECH TOMORROW.
I HOPE EVERYONE LAUGHS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: PRIME MINISTER JACINDA ARDERN, EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE BY JON
BATISTE.