By Peter Wilson
Analysis - A joint statement issued by the prime ministers of New Zealand and Australia after talks in Queenstown drew an irate response from China this week.
Photo: 123RF , Joe Allison / Pool / AFP
Jacinda Ardern and Scott Morrison held their first face-to-face meeting since the pandemic began and there is no doubt it was a success. Never since the days of sleepovers by John Key at the Sydney mansion of Malcolm Turnbull has there been such trans-Tasman bonhomie, said Newstalk ZB s political editor Barry Soper. Any differences were left on the welcome mat as they presented their united front.
Analysis - New Zealand will clearly continue to follow a path of zig-zagging in relationship to both China and its Western allies, Dr Bryce Edwards writes.