Our relationship with Portugal

New Zealand has a friendly bilateral relationship with Portugal, which has been enhanced in recent years through shared peacekeeping work in Timor-Leste.  We share a commitment to support Timor-Leste's reconstruction and development.

The Portuguese were among the first immigrants to New Zealand in the 19th and 20th centuries. Around 1,000 Portuguese travellers visit New Zealand each year.

 Trade

2014 statistics

Total trade in goods 

$60 million

 

Exports to Portugal

 $34 million  

Top exports: fish and mussels, sheepmeat, metalworking tools and wool

Imports from Portugal

$28 million

 Top imports: footwear, heating appliances and refrigerators, wine and bed and table linen

GDP

US$172 billion

  
GDP per capita US $43,103  (NZ GDP per capita is US$43,837)
GDP growth  1.3%  

Embassies

Recent official visits

New Zealand to Portugal

  • September 2007: Foreign Minister Winston Peters visited Portugal and met the Portuguese Foreign Minister Luís Amado
Portugal to New Zealand
  • March 2013: Secretary of State for Energy Dr Artur Trindade attended the Pacific Energy Summit in Auckland and met with Minister of Energy and Resources Simon Bridges

News & Events

New travel rules for New Zealand

Europe
Czech Republic
Germany
Switzerland

From 1 October 2019, some international visitors and transit passengers must have an NZeTA (New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority) before travelling to NZ

Measles outbreak in New Zealand

Europe
Germany

There is currently an outbreak of measles in New Zealand. The outbreak is pre-dominantly in the Auckland region.

Measles outbreak in New Zealand

Africa
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Europe
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Middle East
North America
North Asia
Pacific
South Asia
South East Asia
Australia

Find out more about the current outbreak of measles in New Zealand.

8-metre-tall carved Māori monument to be unveiled in Zonnebeke

Europe
Belgium

A new memorial honouring the role of New Zealand Māori and other service people in the First World War will be unveiled in the Passchendaele Memorial Park, next to the Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917, Zonnebeke on Anzac Day, 25 April 2019.

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Related links

Safe Travel - advice for travel to Portugal (external link)

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