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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade produces and maintains information papers for certain countries and territories throughout the world. The papers countain information on the bilateral relationship and also general information on the country or territory as well as links to related information on other government websites.
Latin America, stretching all the way from Mexico to the southern tip of Chile, is an increasingly important and dynamic part of the world. New Zealand has well-established ties to a number of Latin American countries, particularly trading links.
New Zealand is a member of the Forum for East Asia – Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC).
The New Zealand Centre for Latin American Studies (NZCLAS and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT hosted a meeting of New Zealand/Latin America Stakeholders at Old Government House, University of Auckland on 7 June 2006.
External trade statistics are compiled by Statistics New Zealand for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the external trade statistics are updated every six months. It lists, by country, the top 20 merchandise imports and exports, as well as trade in services.
Monthly trade statistic updates provide up-to-date trade figures. You can find them on the Statistics New Zealand website. Open the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet for the complete statistics. Import figures are available in Table 4, and export figures in Table 5.
The Ministry of Tourism releases up-to-date tourism figures and analysis each month. Other datasets are also available.
New Zealand has representation in the following Latin American countries:
Representation outside the region
The Ministry's Safetravel website is designed to help make your overseas travel experience safe by providing guidance on how to prepare for your travel, and what to do if trouble strikes you overseas. The website contains general travel advice, as well as specific travel advisories for particular areas. Please follow the link for the Central and South America regional page.
