Anthony Albanese and Christopher Luxon head into talks during the visit.
Analysis - Christopher Luxon is most relaxed when on the international stage engaging with his counterparts on global affairs - even when the state of the world is fraught and unpredictable.
There are times when his handling of international issues at home looks deeply uncomfortable, like the days he stumbled through articulating New Zealand's position on the US and Israeli strikes on Iran.
It transpired he had wanted to consider a position that was more in line with Australia's, and more explicitly in support of the attacks.
It is at home where he can trip up, and it is at home where his government faces the pressures of a cost-of-living crisis.
