CANBERRA, ACT, Dec. 4 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following media release:

We will travel to New Zealand today to meet our counterparts in Auckland to strengthen climate action, clean energy cooperation and regulatory alignment between Australia and New Zealand.

This is all about working across the Tasman to seize the golden economic opportunities of the net zero transformation, boosting trade and investment and making our economies more resilient and productive.

Delivering on our shared commitment to net zero is critical for investor certainty, cheaper, cleaner energy in our region and advancing climate action across the Pacific.

Our meeting with New Zealand's Finance Minister, Nicola Willis, and Climate Change and Energy ...