Heather du Plessis-Allan

Yeah, Michael's up for it.

You've got another donor right there.

Don't look at me, though.

I'll pass out on you.

Thank you very much, Sam.

You're welcome.

It's wonderful.

Really appreciate your time.

That's Sam Cliff, Chief Executive of New Zealand Blood Service.

Well done, Michael.

He's going to give some blood.

Is it just me or did it occur to anyone else what a contrast it was watching Christopher Luxen cracking the jokes with Anthony Albanese to what it was like when Jacinda Ardern used to visit Australia?

For all of her kindness and her communication, when she was the Prime Minister, she would use those trips to Aussie often to give the then Prime Minister Scott Morrison a tongue lashing, usually over the 501 deportees, which was pointless, obviously.

Nothing was going to change.

The Aussies weren't going to change their minds.

This weekend, though, by contrast, was a lovin'.

And that is despite the fact that we gave them something they could actually have genuinely been upset about.

They were affirming each other and welcoming closer ties and strengthening shared resilience.

You know, it's turning into a little bit of a cliched thing to say now.

But Luxon really is in his element overseas.