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Embassies and consular services for Mexico
| Location | Service areas |
|---|---|
| Embassy of Mexico | |
| New Zealand Embassy to Mexico | Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela |
Our relationship with Mexico
New Zealand and Mexico share a long standing bilateral relationship, and 2023 marked the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The relationship focuses on trade and multilateral cooperation and includes a wide range of business, political, educational, cultural, and people-to-people links. Within the framework of our cooperation, New Zealand and Mexico seek to build a more equitable, prosperous and innovative future, reflected in our commitment to multilateralism and upholding the rules-based order.
Trade and economic
New Zealand and Mexico enjoy a strong trade and economic relationship. Mexico is New Zealand’s biggest trading partner in Latin America and two-way trade totalled NZD $1.2 billion in 2023. The top five New Zealand exports to Mexico are dairy; albuminoids, starches and glues; travel; mechanical machinery; and meat and edible offal. The top five imports from Mexico are vehicles; optical, medical and measuring equipment; electrical machinery and equipment; mechanical machinery; and pharmaceuticals.
New Zealand and Mexico are both members of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), as well as the Global Trade and Gender Arrangement (GTAGA) and the Inclusive Trade Action Group (ITAG), in line with our shared commitment to advancing a more sustainable trade agenda.
New Zealand and Mexico have further trade and economic links via the Latin America New Zealand Business Council(external link) (LANZBC) in New Zealand and the Australia, New Zealand & Mexico Business Council(external link) (ANZMEX) in Mexico. These organisations can help provide information and support to New Zealand and Mexican businesses operating in each country.
The latest information about New Zealand’s trade profile with Mexico is available on the New Zealand Trade Dashboard(external link).
Multilateral engagement
New Zealand and Mexico are close partners at the United Nations across a broad range of issues. We work to advance common agendas in, inter alia, gender equality, the rights of persons with disabilities, oceans and law of the sea, nuclear non-proliferation, climate change, and the rights of Indigenous peoples.
New Zealand and Mexico also have a long-standing partnership through the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and regionally through the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). In more recent years New Zealand has built on these partnerships through our engagement in the Pacific Alliance, where in 2012 New Zealand became the first country to become an observer and was among the first group of countries to pursue Associate Membership of the Alliance. New Zealand and Mexico were also founding members of the New Agenda Coalition (NAC) for nuclear disarmament and lead cooperation efforts through the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA).
International Development Cooperation
The New Zealand Embassy in Mexico City operates a Head of Mission Fund to support small scale, community-based development projects. Funding is granted each year to a range of groups in Mexico, Central America, Cuba and the Dominican Republic, in keeping with the New Zealand International Development Cooperation Programme's objective to support sustainable development in developing countries. Details of the Fund and application process are posted every year on the Embassy’s social media (see relevant links below).
Education, people and culture
Our close friendship is underpinned by people-to-people links.
Mexican citizens are eligible under the Manaaki New Zealand Scholarships programme(external link) for international tertiary students or working professionals to pursue higher education in New Zealand. As of 2024, six Mexican universities also have nine study abroad and exchange partnerships with New Zealand counterparts1.
New Zealand operates a Mexico Working Holiday Visa Scheme(external link) which allows young Mexican citizens from 18 to 30 years old to live and work in New Zealand for up to 12 months. Mexico, offers a reciprocal Working Holiday Visa Scheme for New Zealanders.
"Mexico and New Zealand: 50 Years of Diplomatic Relations”(external link), published in 2023 as a joint initiative to commemorate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations reflectes on the shared history, interests and challenges in the relationship. The New Zealand Embassy in Mexico City, with co-facilitation from local government, displayed a photo exhibition(external link) in recognition of the 50 year anniversary, to commemorate the key dimensions of the relationship throughout history.
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