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Embassies and consular services for United States of America
| Location | Service areas |
|---|---|
| Embassy of the United States of America | |
| New Zealand Consulate-General, Honolulu, Hawai’i | Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Palau, United States of America |
| New Zealand Consulate-General, Los Angeles, California | United States of America |
| New Zealand Embassy to the United States of America | United States of America |
| Permanent Mission to the United Nations, New York |
Our relationship with the US
New Zealand and the United States have a long-standing relationship, with the first United States consulate in New Zealand established in 1838, and the United States remains an essential partner for New Zealand.
Our relationship is multi-faceted and includes cooperation across a broad range of areas from business and trade, to defence and intelligence, science and technology, culture, arts, education and people-to-people links. There is close cooperation in Antarctica and on related issues, including supporting the Antarctic Treaty system.
The engagement of the United States as an active and constructive partner in the Indo-Pacific region is important to New Zealand. We welcome our work together on issues aligned with Pacific interests, including in countering trans-national organised crime.
Our two countries collaborate on a wide range of issues, with regular meetings between Ministers, and annual political and military talks between officials. In March 2025, after a bilateral meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the US Secretary of State, the Minister acknowledged the partnership(external link) between the two countries and our commitment to work together to advance our shared interests.
Defence and Security
New Zealand and the United States are close strategic partners and regularly collaborate on defence and security matters. We are both members of the Five Eyes and enjoy a special intelligence and security partnership. Key documents underpinning our strategic partnership with the US are the 2012 Washington Declaration which set out a framework for closer defence relations and the 2010 Wellington Declaration, which agreed to a focus on practical cooperation in the Pacific and enhanced dialogue on a range of international issues.
Trade and economic
The US is a key economic partner and one of New Zealand’s largest export markets, including for primary goods and for services. The US is also a significant source of foreign direct investment, education, tourism, and innovation. Emerging industries also feature in the relationship, notably in the technology and aerospace sectors.
The latest information about New Zealand's trade profile with the US is available on the New Zealand Trade Dashboard(external link).
New Zealand works with the US through the World Trade Organisation (WTO), in the OECD and regionally through the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).
People and culture
Our close friendship is underpinned by people-to-people links.
New Zealand is a member of the US Visa Waiver Program. New Zealand citizens visiting the US need to apply for an ESTA (or the appropriate visa if intending to work or study). The application can be found on the ESTA website(external link).
The KIWI Act, signed in 2018, allows New Zealand business people to apply for E1/E2 trade and investment visas. More information on the application process can be found at the US Embassy and Consulate website(external link).
New Zealand operates a USA Working Holiday Scheme(external link) which allows young US citizens to live and work in New Zealand.
The US offers young New Zealand citizens a J-1 Work/Travel visa(external link) to allow them to work in the US for twelve months, subject to certain conditions.
Fulbright New Zealand(external link) offers a range of exchange awards for New Zealanders wishing to study, research, teach, or present their work in the United States. Fulbright New Zealand is jointly funded by the US and New Zealand governments with additional private funding.
New Zealand and the US established the New Zealand United States (NZUS) Council(external link) in 2001. It aims to foster and develop a strong and mutually beneficial relationship, and advocates for growing trade and economic links between the two countries.
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