Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his wife Jenny have been welcomed at a powhiri in Queenstown this afternoon at the Rees Hotel.
It's the first time he has met Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern face to face since February last year.
At the same time, sporting legend Sonny Bill Williams and former Socceroo Craig Foster joined an Amnesty International event at the Queenstown Events Centre, urging Morrison to take up New Zealand's long-standing offer to resettle 150 refugees held in Australian-run offshore detention centres.
Tonight Morrison and Ardern are attending a business reception at Skyline Queenstown and tomorrow they will have formal talks.