";s:4:"text";s:4373:" New Zealand diplomats sought an alliance with the United States of America, and in 1951 adhered to the ANZUS Treaty between New Zealand, Australia and the US. [65] John Key confirmed that India and New Zealand have continued to work "scoping out" the possibility of a free trade agreement but said with caution that in any case "these things take time".[65]. The largest destinations for exports are, in order, Australia, China, the U.S., Japan, and South Korea. Decolonisation and representation in the Pacific, Next: Page 1. Japan and New Zealand have had generally cordial relations since the post-World War II period, with Japan being a major trading partner with New Zealand. Morocco is accredited to New Zealand from its embassy in Canberra, Australia. [66] India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh confirmed a continued intention to pursue a free trade agreement with the New Zealand Prime Minister John Key in late 2010, saying that: "Like China there is a recognition that they have a strong demand for food... so there is something in it for both parties if we can complete a deal". Greece operated an embassy in Wellington from 1999 until 2015,[77] when it closed down amidst the Greek government-debt crisis. New Zealand formally recognised the PRC in 1972. Foreign policy refers to the way governments pursue national interests by working with other countries and international organisations. New Zealand is accredited to Mozambique from its high commission in Pretoria, South Africa. In many international meetings the Netherlands delegation is seated immediately alongside New Zealand. For many years New Zealand aligned itself strongly with Britain and had few bilateral relationships with other countries. However, the country is occasionally more generous in responding to major crises, for example donating around $100 million to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami relief efforts, the committed $1 million to the 2010 Haiti earthquake relief efforts, and later the government donated $2 million to the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami relief efforts. New Zealand is accredited to Finland from its embassy in The Hague, Netherlands. New Zealand has strong relations with most other Commonwealth countries and has High Commissioners and High Commissions in most of them. They made national security a high priority, were skeptical of international institutions such as the League, and showed no interest on the questions of self-determination, democracy, and human rights. [18] New Zealand does not have large quantities of mineral resources, though it does produce some coal, oil, Aluminium and natural gas. New Zealand is accredited to Algeria from its embassy in Cairo, Egypt. New Zealand has Embassies in Mexico City, Santiago, Brasília and Buenos Aires – the first of which (Santiago) opened in 1972. North Macedonia is accredited to New Zealand from its embassy in Canberra, Australia.
New Zealand has been a leader in the organization. New Zealand's economic involvement with Asia has been increasingly important through expanding trade with the growing economies of Asia. However, public opinion remains strongly in favour of the country's status as a nuclear free zone. Netherlands has an embassy in Wellington. New Zealand was one of the four founding participants of the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme, established in 1987 by the Japanese Government. Citizens of all three countries hold New Zealand citizenship and the associated rights to healthcare and education in New Zealand. [70] The NZ International Business Forum, established in 2006 by major export-focused companies in New Zealand, has as one of its key goals negotiations for a free trade agreement with Japan. [92], New Zealand joined 11 other countries in 2006 in delivering a formal diplomatic protest to the Norwegian Foreign Ministry in Oslo over Norway's plans to increase its whaling activities. Health minister breaks lockdown: In early July, New Zealand's Health Minister resigned after breaking lockdown rules twice to go hiking and to the beach, and due to a failure in the country's strict border management policy. Serbia is accredited to New Zealand from its embassy in Canberra, Australia. Suriname is accredited to New Zealand from its embassy in Beijing, China. script.setAttribute("src", "//www.npttech.com/advertising.js");