Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will sit-down with her Australian counterpart, Anthony Albanese, today for their first formal talks since his election.
Albanese's Labor Party won Australia's Federal election in May, seizing power from the Liberal-National Coalition.
Ardern and Albanese are expected to discuss the Pacific region, climate change and security, as well as issues that have strained the Trans-Tasman relationship - like Australia's deportation policy and its treatment of New Zealand ex-pats.
Political reporter Katie Scotcher spoke to Susie Ferguson from Sydney.
