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Embassies and consular services for Ukraine
| Location | Service areas |
|---|---|
| Embassy of Ukraine | |
| New Zealand Embassy to Poland | Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine |
Russian invasion of Ukraine
More information available on the Russian invasion of Ukraine page.
Our relationship with Ukraine
New Zealand and Ukraine have a cordial relationship, with a good range of bilateral contact having occurred during accreditation visits from Warsaw and in multilateral forums such as the United Nations. We have many converging interests, in areas such as international peace and security.
Although bilateral trade with Ukraine is currently limited, there is significant potential for developing trade and economic relations, particularly in the areas of agriculture and information technology.
New Zealand has a small Ukrainian community which dates back to 1949, when approximately 170 Ukrainian refugees arrived in New Zealand following the end of World War II. According to the 2018 census, there are 1,941 people born in Ukraine usually resident in New Zealand. There are a small number of Ukrainian community groups in New Zealand, including Mahi for Ukraine, the Ukrainian Association of New Zealand, and the Ukrainian Gromada of Wellington.
Trade
2024 statistics
In the year ended December 2024 New Zealand exported $13.95 million of total goods and services to Ukraine and imported $16.39 million, representing a trade balance of $-2.44 million and a total trade value of $30.33 million.
This represented 0.0% of all exports of total goods and services in this time period and 0.0% of imports.
For trade in total goods and services Ukraine ranked 108 of 238 for highest export value, 82 of 241 for highest import value, and 109 of 244 for highest total trade value.
Embassies
- New Zealand's representation to Ukraine is from the New Zealand Embassy in Warsaw, Poland.
- Ukraine is represented in New Zealand by the Ukrainian Embassy in Canberra, Australia.
Official visits
New Zealand to Ukraine
- Hon Peeni Henare, Minister of Defence, November 2022
- Rt Hon Winston Peters, Minister of Foreign Affairs, April 2006
- Hon Simon Upton, Minister for the Environment and Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, October 1998.