EPISODE · May 29, 2021 · 8 MIN
Barry Soper: What to expect from meeting between Jacinda Ardern and Scott Morrison
from The Sunday Session with Francesca Rudkin · host Newstalk ZB
An Australian-New Zealand Prime Ministerial summit under the glow of Queenstown's snow-capped hills.Scott Morrison will arrive in the tourist town today - ahead of talks with his Kiwi counterpart Jacinda Ardern.The pair will catch up with business and community leaders, before sitting down for their annual high-level meeting tomorrow.They're expected to chat about the Covid-19 recovery - as well as key regional and security issues.That's as exciting as things will get - with Ardern pouring cold water on hopes of the pair bunjee jumping or flying down the river in a jet boat.Newstalk ZB political editor Barry Soper told Francesca Rudkin that this is Morrison's first trip abroad this year, and it is significant. The Melbourne outbreak could have put a kibosh to the plans, with the planned trans-Tasman rugby match the two were going to attend moved to Australia, but Soper says that it's still going ahead."Scott Morrison saw it was pretty important to get to New Zealand and have this meeting with Jacinda Ardern."Soper says that they are going to spotlighting Queenstown's beauty and tourism hotspots while Morrison is here. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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