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Location | Service areas |
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Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania |
Our relationship with Lithuania
New Zealand has a friendly relationship with Lithuania. There is a small Lithuanian community centred in Auckland.
As small states, our two countries share similar interests, and work well together at the multilateral level. We have a common approach across a range of international issues, and we cooperate closely in multilateral fora. New Zealand and Lithuania were non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council in 2015. New Zealand also values Lithuania’s role as a member of the European Union, NATO and the OECS.
Building on these political ties, New Zealand and Lithuania established a Working Holiday Scheme, which allows 100 young people annually to holiday, work and study in each other’s countries for up to a year. This agreement strengthens the people-to-people ties between our two countries.
Trade
Year ending March 2019 statistics
Total trade |
NZ$70 million |
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Exports to Lithuania |
NZ$18 million |
Top exports: Wool and frozen fish |
Imports from Lithuania |
NZ$51 million |
Top imports: Fertilizers, inorganic chemicals, clothing and apparel |
GDP per capita |
US$19,090 |
Working Holiday Scheme
New Zealanders aged between 18 and 30 can apply for a 12-month working holiday for Lithuania.
To apply you will need to present in person either at:
- The Lithuanian Embassy in Tokyo, Japan(external link), which is accredited to New Zealand; or
- The Migration offices in Vilnius, Kaunas or Klaipėda or Migration Department, if you are already in Lithuania legally.
For further information contact amb.jp@urm.lt
Embassies
- New Zealand is represented in Lithuania by the New Zealand Embassy in Warsaw(external link)
- Lithuania is represented in New Zealand by the Lithuanian Embassy in Tokyo
Recent official visits
New Zealand to Lithuania
- Hon Nathan Guy, Minister for Primary Industries, March 2017
- Hon Murray McCully, Minister of Foreign Affairs, June 2016
Lithuania to New Zealand
- Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Darius Skusevičius, February 2018
- Foreign Minister, Linas Linkevičius. March 2015
- President Valdas Adamkus, February 2006