Henry OlongaFor­mer Zim­bab­wean crick­eter Hen­ry Olon­ga will speak at a pub­lic meet­ing in Welling­ton on Thurs­day.

Olon­ga, along with fel­low play­er Andy Flower, caused a stir at the 2003 Crick­et World Cup by wear­ing black arm­bands dur­ing all his match­es.

Olon­ga fled his home­land short­ly after­wards and now lives in Lon­don.

The Green Par­ty has brought Olon­ga to New Zealand for a week-long “It’s Just Not Crick­et” speak­ing tour about the Black Caps’ planned trip to Zim­bab­we next month.

All mem­bers of the pub­lic are wel­come to attend an open forum with Mr Olon­ga at St Andrew’s On The Ter­race on Thurs­day evening at 7:30pm.