New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Luxon says Australia is his country's closest friend in the world, and doesn't mind if Australia nominates another nation as theirs.
Kiwi politicians are bewildered to have found themselves involved in a spat over Australia's closest friend in the world.
The unlikely topic was thrown into the fray on Monday when Trade Minister Don Farrell responded to a question from Tasmanian Senator Claire Chandler, who asserted the United States was Australia's "most trusted international partner".
