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Embassies and consular services for Argentina

Location	Service areas
Embassy of the Argentine Republic
New Zealand Embassy to Argentina	Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay

Our relationship with Argentina

New Zealand enjoys a friendly, cooperative relationship with Argentina. We have many shared interests, including freeing up global agricultural trade, protecting Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, as well as working together on issues such as climate change, whale conservation, international human rights, peace-keeping and non-proliferation of weapons.We also share a passion for rugby, and the sport has provided a number of opportunities to strengthen connections between us through coaching and player exchanges.

A two-way working holiday scheme gives young citizens the opportunity to visit and work in Argentina and New Zealand. Demand is strong for the 1,000 visas available to young Argentines.

In December 2015, Air New Zealand began flying direct from Auckland to Buenos Aires. Since then, visitor arrivals from Argentina to New Zealand have increased from 5,392 in 2015 to 15,344 in 2016.

Trade

2016 statistics

Total trade in goods	$199.2 million
Exports to Argentina	$23.2 million	Top exports: paper products, aircrafts, machinery, albuminoids, starches and glues, and electrical machinery
Imports from Argentina	$176 million	Top imports: soya bean oil cake, sugar, prepared and preserved fruits and nuts, and vehicles

Both New Zealand and Argentina rely on their agricultural sectors for export income (particularly dairy, beef and cropping), which is why two-way trade in goods is modest, though growing. That said, New Zealand businesses have made significant investments in Argentina, particularly the dairy, fisheries, wine and tourism sectors and there are opportunities to cooperate further in these areas.

Working Holiday Scheme

New Zealanders aged between 18 and 30 can apply for a 12-month working holiday visa for Argentina.

To apply, you can go to the Embassy of Argentina in Wellington.

Embassies

New Zealand is represented in Argentina by the New Zealand Embassy, Buenos Aires
Argentina is represented in New Zealand by the Embassy of Argentina, Wellington(external link)

Recent official visits

New Zealand to Argentina

2016: New Zealand Speaker of the House Rt Hon David Carter visited Argentina accompanied by Members of Parliament for the Speaker’s Delegation visit to South America
2015: Minister Bennett visited Argentina on Air New Zealand’s inaugural flight to Buenos Aires
2013: Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy visited Argentina to attend the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) conference
2010: Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully visited Argentina
2009: Agriculture Minister David Carter gave the keynote address to the World Forestry Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Argentina to New Zealand

2017: Argentina’s Secretary of Agriculture, Ricardo Negri, visited New Zealand
2014: Science, Technology and Productive Innovation Minister Dr Lino Baranao visited New Zealand
2014: Governor of Santa Fe Antonio Bonfatti came to New Zealand for visit focused on agriculture
2011: Governor of Tierra del Fuego Fabiana Rios visited New Zealand
2010: Agriculture Undersecretary Oscar Solis visited New Zealand