Prime Minister Chris Hipkins was all smiles as he met with King Charles ahead of this weekend’s coronation - and was even gifted a tray of sausage rolls from the monarch.
Speaking to media after their meeting, Hipkins said they had shared conversations about a range of issues affecting New Zealand as a country and the Kiwi public; including the recovery effort after Cyclone Gabrielle.
“The King’s been closely following the recovery from the flooding and the cyclone and so he had wanted to talk about that - and that led into a broader conversation about climate change.
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