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Kazakhstan-New Zealand relations
Diplomatic relations were established on May 12, 1992.
From June 15, 2022 Ambassador of New Zealand to the Republic of Kazakhstan with residence in Moscow is Sarah Walsh.
On July 1, 2014, by order of the Governor-General Jerry Mateparae, Nurlan Smagulov has been appointed Honorary Consul of New Zealand in the Republic of Kazakhstan with residence in Almaty.
On December 17, 2020, the Governor-General of New Zealand P. Reddy approved a consular Exequatura addressed to Brian Ashley Johnson for the exercise of his powers as Honorary Consul of the Republic of Kazakhstan in New Zealand.
On February 23, 2021, the official inauguration ceremony of the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Kazakhstan in New Zealand with a residence in Auckland took place.
On June 16, 2023, by the decree of the Head of State, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Singapore Kuttykadam Askar was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Australian Union, New Zealand concurrently.
On August 8, 2023, the Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to New Zealand, Kuttykadam Askar, presented his credentials to the Governor-General of New Zealand, Cindy Kiro.
Political cooperation:
In May 1994, the Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of New Zealand, H. H., paid a visit.Templeton in Almaty, during which he met with the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan N.Nazarbayev.
In 2006, a visit of the delegation of the Republic of Kazakhstan was held under the leadership of the Chairman of the Agency for Civil Service Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Z.Turisbekova went to New Zealand to study the experience of developing the public administration system and fighting corruption.
On February 10, 2014, a meeting was held in Astana with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan S.Ordabayeva with the Ambassador of New Zealand to the EU, NATO and Sweden V. Vitalis.
On May 2-5, 2014, a New Zealand delegation consisting of Minister of State Revenue T. McClay and representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade K. Vandersip took part in a meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank in Astana.
On April 23, 2015, the visit of the Special Envoy of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Deputy of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan S. Gromov to Wellington was organized. The Special Envoy held meetings with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of New Zealand G. Vann Bohemann and the Director of the Department of Europe of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Nz J. Hill.
On September 22, 2016, during a visit to New York to participate in the 71st session of the UN General Assembly, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Yerlan Idrissov held a bilateral meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of NZ M.Mckali.
In connection with the approval of the new Rules for issuing visas, from January 1, 2017, New Zealand citizens are exempt from visa requirements for entry to Kazakhstan for up to 30 calendar days.
On October 21-26, 2018, the Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Singapore and concurrently to New Zealand, Usen Suleimenov, made a working trip to Wellington and Auckland.
On November 2, 2020, a solemn ceremony of awarding the Consular Patent to Bryan Johnson took place in an online format.
November 16, 2020 Honorary Consul of the Republic of Kazakhstan in New Zealand Bryan Johnson took part in a challenge dedicated to the Great Kazakh poet Abai, reading an excerpt from Akyn's work "Words of Edification" in English in an online format. The video is posted on the Embassy's Facebook page.
On April 1, 2021, a copy of the credentials of the Ambassador of New Zealand to the Republic of Kazakhstan with residence in Moscow, Si'alei van Toor, was presented to the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, M.Syzdykov in the building of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Russian Federation.
On August 18, 2021, a farewell letter was sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of NZ by Ambassador A.Arystanov, addressed to the Governor-General of NZ P. Reddy on the occasion of the end of her high post.
On December 16, 2021, Chief of Protocol of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the National Assembly Rod Harris took part in the celebration of the 30th anniversary of Independence in NZ in an online format. Also, the Mayor of a large city of Auckland, Phil Goff, wrote a congratulatory letter.
On June 15, 2022 President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev received a letter of credence from the Ambassador of New Zealand to Kazakhstan concurrently (with residence in Moscow) Sarah Walsh.
On August 7-8, 2023, the Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to New Zealand Kuttykadam Askar visited Wellington to present his credentials to the Governor-General of NZ Cindy Kiro. During the visit, a number of meetings were held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of NZ , where views were exchanged on the state and prospects of Kazakh-New Zealand relations, key topics of the current the international agenda and foreign policy of the two countries.
Trade and economic cooperation:
According to the Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the trade turnover between Kazakhstan and New Zealand in 2023 amounted to $ 5.2 million. The volume of imports is 5.1 million US dollars. Exports from Kazakhstan to New Zealand - 77,4 thousand US dollars.
The inflow of foreign direct investment in Kazakhstan from 2005 to 2023 amounted to 400 thousand US dollars.
As of December 2023, there are 5 joint ventures with New Zealand participation in Kazakhstan.
