“Let me tell you how much New Zealand security is going to cost. Ten thousand. Ten thousand.
“A company in Wellington just refused, just won’t protect us.”
She blamed the situation on being badly defamed because “most people really hate women”.
“But 10,000 that’s just ridiculous right? Just ridiculous.”
She said when situations like this happened it proved she was right.
“Unless you hate women and couldn’t care less about the safeguarding of children I don’t really understand how you can go along with this cult unless you are absolutely moronic.”
She called on supporters to give donations to help cover the unexpected cost.
This morning on RNZ National, Keen-Minshull said the security firm had been hired for the rally.
“They were going to protect us but because of the lies spread in Australia they won’t protect us any more.”
“Now I have to pay exponentially more to another company,” she said.
This was due to the need for them to travel and the last-minute call-up.
She also revealed in a lengthy YouTube address the need for half a dozen minders for the New Zealand leg of the tour which kicks off tomorrow in Auckland at Albert Park.
“I am so looking forward to meeting the women in New Zealand.
“We know it is going to be tough, that’s why we are doing it, that’s why I am going to New Zealand because it’s tough.
“I’ve got to have six security guards.”
Two outdoor meetings are being held in New Zealand. The first takes place at Albert Park at 11am tomorrow and at Wellington’s Civic Square on Sunday afternoon.
Counter-protests are being organised to coincide with rallies in both centres.
A coalition of rainbow community groups is also taking Immigration Minister Michael Wood to court this morning over a decision to allow Keen-Minshull into the country.
They are also seeking an interim order to prevent the British speaker from entering here until the review can take place.
The Free Speech Union has been granted permission to be an intervener in this morning’s hearing.
“We know that some powers that be would be pleased to see this decision reversed. We must ensure that the strongest arguments are made in favour of free speech.
“Crown Law has indicated that they will argue that there is no evidence that Posie Parker poses a harm to New Zealand. While this is a legitimate defence of INZ’s decision, it is crucial there is also a principled defence of free speech,” said chief executive Jonathan Ayling.
Ahead of today’s case Auckland Pride Executive Director Max Tweedie said an interview broadcast on RNZ this morning with Keen-Minshull may have helped their cause.
“I think Posie Parker helped our case in front of the High Court in terms of her spouting and espousing really hateful views, harmful misinformation.
“We’re hopeful that an interim order will be granted preventing her from entering the country.”
He said there was still time to stop her even though time was running out.
Immigration NZ earlier this week decided she did not meet the threshold to be classed an excluded person and allowed to travel here.
Gender Minorities Aotearoa, InsideOUT Kōaro, and Auckland Pride yesterday filed for a judicial review in the High Court.
Gender Minorities Aotearoa executive director Ahi Wi-Hongi said the groups believed Keen-Minshull’s presence in New Zealand would pose a significant threat to public order and a risk to public interest.
But Keen-Minshull queried why all this effort was being made to muzzle her.
“What are you afraid of? Like seriously, why would you want to stop someone talking?
“If I’m so terrifying and terrible and say these awful things why wouldn’t you want to hear me say it so everybody else can hear me say it so everybody else can agree they’re terrible things to say.
“I do not want men in spaces that women have carved out for ourselves and I can’t work out why you would want to stop me from saying that.”
She believed the tour Downunder had been a success with hashtags trending both here and in Australia.
“We genuinely have woken up these sleeping nations. Whether that means overnight success is another issue - it probably won’t - but there’ll be plenty of people who didn’t know it was an issue who will be beginning to look at it.”
