The Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, and his New Zealand counterpart, Christopher Luxon, made multiple references to the freezing Queenstown climate during their annual meet-up but the mood was far from frosty.
As the evening light dipped behind the jagged peaks surrounding a billionaire’s bunker-like facility where the leaders held their bilateral talks at the weekend, Luxon quipped that the outdoor press conference was the coldest he had ever done and it was time for a cup of hot chocolate.
