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Media coverage of Morrison meeting with Ardern today

Australian PM Morrison and New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern in Auckland. (Getty Images)
Australian PM Morrison and New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern in Auckland. (Getty Images)
Jacinda Ardern greets Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in Auckland. (Photo: Getty Images)

22 February 2019

A summary of the media coverage for today's annual talks between the Australian and New Zealand Prime Ministers.


Morrison arrives in NZ for talks with Ardern

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has arrived in New Zealand for talks with his counterpart Jacinda Ardern.

Watch the video.


Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison jets in for first official visit

Morrison was given a full pōwhiri welcome at Auckland's Government House on Friday morning, where he was greeted by Ardern.

Read the Stuff article.


Morrison makes whirlwind visit to New Zealand

Prime Minister Scott Morrison arrived in Auckland this morning ahead of a lunch with his Kiwi counterpart Jacinda Ardern.

Read the 9News article.


Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern holds talks with Australian counterpart Scott Morrison

Ardern told Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison today the deportation of New Zealanders was having a “corrosive” effect on the trans-Tasman relationship.

Morrison told reporters the policy was “not targeted at New Zealand in any way, shape or form”.

Read the NZ Herald article.


Joint Statement by Prime Ministers the Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern and the Hon Scott Morrison MP Auckland

Read the Joint Media statement.


Jacinda Ardern lashes 'corrosive' deportations from Australia to New Zealand

New Zealand's Prime Minister has escalated the dispute with Australia over criminal deportations, warning the policy is having a “corrosive” effect on the relationship between the nations.

Read the ABC article.