Waleed Aly and Jacinda Ardern have shared an emotional embrace ahead of a candid interview about the Christchurch mosque shootings. The Australian television presenter sat down with Ms Ardern in New Zealand to discuss the horrific terrorist attack that claimed the lives of 50 Muslim worshippers. In stark contrast to his fiery interview with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison earlier on Thursday night, Aly's first encounter with the New Zealand leader was warm and welcoming as they shared a hug. Waleed Aly and Jacinda Ardern have shared an emotional embrace ahead of an candid interview about the Christchurch mosque shootings The Australian television presenter (pictured) sat down with Ms Ardern in New Zealand to discuss the horrific terrorist attack that left 50 people dead on Friday In a teaser for the interview, which is due to air on Network Ten's The Project on Monday, Ms Ardern greeted Aly with a surprising: 'Do you mind if I give you a hug?' Aly happily embraced Ms Ardern saying: 'No, not at all!' Ardern replied: 'I know that might sound strange!' Aly wasted no time delving straight into the tough questions, saying: 'I know you don't want to answer this question.' Aly asked Ms Ardern to explain how becoming a mother had affected how she related to the terror attack. Ms Ardern said parenthood had 'almost certainly' affected her reaction, but she admitted she has 'always been a person inclined to feel things quite deeply'. She told the presenter she became emotional while visiting with families who lost loved ones in the tragedy. Aly then asked Ms Ardern to talk him through her decision process to wear a black hijab, which he said has since become a 'very iconic image'. 'I gave it very little thought, it was so obvious to me that would be the appropriate thing to do,' Ms Ardern replied. 'So if in wearing the hijab as I did gave them a sense of security to continue to practice their faith then I'm very pleased I did it.' When Aly next asked the New Zealand PM about the issue of far-right extremism in Christchurch, she described how social media played a part in perpetuating certain views. Aly and Ms Ardern shared a hug before their interview 'Social media is both a tool for good, and a tool - in some cases - for evil,' she said. The presenter then asked Ms Ardern how she felt about the perpetrator being an Australian, to which she replied it was less about origin and more about the fact New Zealand had been a deliberate choice, which was the most confronting. 'I think that's what's we've really rallied against,' she said. Aly concluded the interview by praising New Zealanders for how well they supported each other in the wake of the attack. He asked Ms Ardern if there was something in particular that allowed the nation to be able to be able to respond in such a loving and supportive way. She said while New Zealanders see themselves as being peaceful and inclusive, the act has been counter to that. 'But the response [to the terror attack] - the flood of flowers outside of mosques, the spontaneous song, where people have gathered - that's New Zealand,' she said. Aly's interview with Ms Ardern was in stark contrast to his earlier discussion with the Australian Prime Minister. Tensions reached boiling point onscreen on Thursday when Mr Morrison and Aly spoke about comments the politician allegedly made about using anti-Muslim sentiment to win points with voters during a shadow cabinet meeting in 2010. Aly's interview with Ms Ardern was a stark contrast to his earlier discussion with the Australian Prime Minister on Thursday (pictured) Mr Morrison has vehemently denied the claim and said it had damaged his reputation with the Islamic community. 'You implied Muslims couldn't feel safe because they had a PM who had somehow been prejudiced against them and I don't believe that's true,' he said. 'Can't you see that what you're suggesting is at complete odds with the experience that I have been involved in over the last ten years of my public life?' Mr Morrison told Aly on Thursday night. Mr Morrison said that as shadow immigration minister, he raised concerns about anti-Muslim sentiment and wanted them addressed. 'I was acknowledging there were fears, and we had to address them. Not exploit them.' All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility