During the service, Mr Tamaki explained a directive had been given to the pastor of the Invercargill venue to not hold the service. The pleasantries, though, were short-lived; followed as they were by accusations from Mr Tamaki of the media engaging in witchcraft and demonic behaviour. Of Sir Tim, Mr Tamaki called him that crazy guy, after seemingly forgetting his name and being reminded by service-goers. "All of the media hype and craze and discrimination and the whole South Island almost — well, not all of them there’s some good South Island people. Mr Tamaki explained there was a difference between Brian Tamaki the man and Brian Tamaki the Apostle.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 08, 2021 15:33 UTC