Australian-born Arrowtown resident Kate Carawford meets Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard in Arrowtown on Saturday. Photo by Blair Pattinson. : Gillard enjoys meeting locals

Ms Gillard, Mr Key, Queenstown Lakes Mayor Vanessa van Uden and Returned and Services' Association Queenstown president Dave Geddes, at the war memorial in Queenstown on Saturday. : Gillard enjoys meeting locals

Ms Gillard and Mr Key took time out to talk to the locals during the weekend. : Gillard enjoys meeting locals

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and New Zealand Prime Minister John Key, seen above on the Wakatipu lakefront at Kelvin Heights, were greeted by a media mob in Queenstown on several occasions throughout the weekend. Photos by Olivia Caldwell. : Gillard enjoys meeting locals

Both Prime Ministers shook hands with the returned services and war veterans at Queenstown's war memorial on Saturday before laying wreaths. : Gillard enjoys meeting locals

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and New Zealand Prime Minister John Key pose with the ICC Cricket World Cup outside the Hilton hotel on Lake Wakatipu. The 2015 tournament is to be held in New Zealand and Australia. : Gillard enjoys meeting locals