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and

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have a longstanding relationship fostered by a shared history and culture. The two countries are former

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and have a common

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being an embodiment of the State itself or representative of its international persona." The name given to the office of head of sta ...

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(legally, the King is equally and separately the

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of both nations, as

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and

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). Both nations are members of the

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Cairns Group The Cairns Group (Cairns Group of Fair Trading Nations) is an interest group of 20 agricultural exporting countries, composed of: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zeal ...

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Five Eyes The Five Eyes (FVEY) is an Anglosphere intelligence alliance comprising Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. These countries are party to the multilateral UKUSA Agreement, a treaty for joint cooperat ...

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and the

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Political similarities

Party politics in New Zealand are fought between the centre-left Labour Party, the centre-right

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and several smaller parties. In Canada, the main players are the centre-right

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, the centre to centre-left Liberals, the centre-left to left-wing

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and the

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. Canada and New Zealand have been compared to one another for them "living in the shadow" of their much more prominent neighbour (the

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and

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, respectively).

Military alliances

New Zealand and Canada have fought together in the

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, the

Korean War The Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea; ROK) and their allies. North Korea was s ...

, the

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and the

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. Both countries refused to participate in the

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even though other major

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countries such as the United States, United Kingdom and Australia took part. After 2014, Canadian forces completely withdrew from Afghanistan while a small number of New Zealand forces remained there.

Cooperation between military forces

Historically their two armed forces have worked alongside each other in a number of international security operations. Recent defence operations include strategic actions in

Timor Leste Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the coastal exclave of Oecusse in the island's northwest, and ...

Bosnia Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...

and

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...

training Training is teaching, or developing in oneself or others, any skills and knowledge or fitness that relate to specific useful competencies. Training has specific goals of improving one's capability, capacity, productivity and performance. I ...

exercises and staff exchanges. These positive and longstanding defence links with Canada and New Zealand are enhanced by the regular purchase of new military equipment from either country; e.g. New Zealand's purchase of 105 Light Armoured vehicles (

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Wars fought together

= Alliance during World War II

= As part of their ongoing participation in the British Commonwealth both countries were expected to aid Britain when it declared war on Germany. However, since the Statute of Westminster they had both won the power to

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independently of Britain. Politically, New Zealand had been a vocal opponent of European

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and the

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of those dictatorships. At the beginning of the war Canada was (for the most part) reluctant to return to war. Nonetheless, both countries entered the war as

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: New Zealand declared war on Nazi Germany at 9.30 pm September 3, 1939 (NZT); Canada on September 10, 1939. However, the two countries' armies only occasionally fought together. Canada's main effort encompassed major campaigns in Italy and Northern Europe whereas the New Zealanders mainly fought in Greece, Crete and Italy.

= Korean War (1950–1953)

= New Zealand and Canada were among those states that responded to the United Nations call for help. New Zealand joined 15 other nations including Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States in the anti-communist war. The Korean War was also significant as it fastened New Zealand's military and diplomatic co-operation in supporting Canada and the United States in conflict. The British Commonwealth Forces Korea was a joint effort between allied Commonwealth forces: namely

Britain Britain most often refers to: * Great Britain, a large island comprising the countries of England, Scotland and Wales * The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a sovereign state in Europe comprising Great Britain and the north-eas ...

, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

= Afghanistan (2001–2005)

= New Zealand and Canada's heaviest joint military involvement in the Middle East in recent decades has been in Afghanistan following the

-led invasion of that country after the

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. Fifty Special Air Service of New Zealand (NZ SAS) units were dispatched and in March 2002 they took part in

Operation Anaconda Operation Anaconda or the Battle of Shah-i-Kot was a military operation that took place in early March 2002 as part of the War in Afghanistan. CIA paramilitary officers, working with their allies, attempted to destroy al-Qaeda and Taliban force ...

alongside Canadian forces against about 500 to 1,000

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and

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forces in the Shahi-Kot Valley and Arma Mountains southeast of Zorma, Afghanistan. New Zealand has also supplied two transport aircraft and a 122-strong tri-service

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which has been located in

Bamyan Province Bamyan, also spelled Bamiyan, Bāmīān or Bāmyān (), is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan with the city of Bamyan as its center, located in central parts of Afghanistan. The terrain in Bamyan is mountainous or semi-mountainous ...

since 2003. Both New Zealand (NZ SAS) and Canadian (

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) special forces have won the American Presidential Unit Citation for operations in Afghanistan. "''Operation Anaconda''" was an operation composed of elements of the United States 10th Mountain Division, 101st Airborne Division, the US special forces groups (TF 11, TF Bowie and TF Dagger), British Royal Marines, Canada's 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, the Afghan National Army, the German KSK and elements of both the Australian Special Air Service Regiment and the New Zealand Special Air Service. This was one of the first major NZ-Canada joint operations of the War in Afghanistan and proved to be a very successful partnership between the two nations' military forces.

Trade and investment

There is mass trade between Canada and New Zealand that has proven reliable to both countries making it an important and stable base for a long-lasting relationship. In 2011, bilateral trade levels totalled (CAD) $932 million. Canadian exports to New Zealand amounted to $382 million, with fertilizers, machinery, meat, books, electrical equipment and wood products being Canada's top exports. Meat and wine were New Zealand's top exports to Canada. Canada's main exports to New Zealand included aircraft, electrical equipment, machinery and fertilizers for 2006. Canada's leading imports from New Zealand include meat, dairy products, agricultural machinery and wine. New Zealand offers many opportunities for Canadian companies particularly in energy, extractive industries, telecommunications and food products. Auckland airport international terminal

Canada was New Zealand's 12th largest export destination and 14th largest trading partner in the year ended December 2006 with exports of NZ$553 million. There are significant Canadian investments in New Zealand, particularly

McCains McCain Foods Limited is a Canadian multinational frozen food company established in 1957 in Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada. It is the world's largest manufacturer of frozen potato products, with 1 in 4 french fries in the world being a ...

and communications company

Stratos Global Corporation Stratos Global Corporation was a Canada-based telecommunications company founded in 1985, mainly serving maritime, government and oil and gas markets around the world. It was acquired by Inmarsat in 2009. Stratos offers mobile and fixed satell ...

. New Zealand companies in Canada include Tait Electronics, Michael Hill Jeweller,

Fonterra Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited is a New Zealand Multinational corporation, multinational publicly traded dairy cooperative, co-operative owned by New Zealand farmers. The company is responsible for approximately 30% of the world's dairy ex ...

, Peace Software and

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Auckland Airport CPPIB buyout

There was some debate in the

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about the

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(CPPIB), the Crown corporation that manages assets on behalf of the

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, trying to buy a 40% stake in

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, a strategic asset for the New Zealand government, with the Labour Party trying to block the sale by passing new laws which prevent foreign acquisitions of New Zealand "strategic assets". It was announced on April 11, 2008, that the CPPIB had given up on its bid on Auckland Airport after many attempts by the New Zealand government to restrict foreign investment in New Zealand's infrastructure. The CPPIB said it was "disappointed in the outcome of its Overseas Investment Act application"

Air services

The ''Canada/New Zealand Air Transport Agreement'' was signed in 1985. Both countries' respective national airlines,

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and

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, are members of the

Star Alliance Star Alliance is an airline alliance headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany. Founded on 14 May 1997, it was the world's first global airline alliance. Star Alliance has 25 member airlines that operate a combined fleet of over 5,000 aircraft, servi ...

. In November 2007, Air New Zealand began a non-stop service between

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and

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which operates three times a week.

Dairy dispute

New Zealand and Canada have had disputes over Canada's protectionist policies towards its dairy industries, which it regarded as a breach of free trade. On 29 December 1997, New Zealand lodged a complaint with the

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, arguing that Canada's "special milk classes" scheme was inconsistent with Article XI of the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (GATT) 1994, and Articles 3, 8, 9 and 10 of the

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. Following arbitration, the two countries reached a mutually agreed solution on 9 May 2003. On 12 May 2022, New Zealand initiated dispute settlement proceedings against Canada under the

Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), previously abbreviated as TPP11 or TPP-11 before enlargement, is a trade agreement between Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand ...

(CPTPP) challenging Canada's CPTPP dairy tariff rate quotas (TRQs). The two governments held consultations in June 2022 but were unable to resolve the dispute. On 7 November, New Zealand requested the establishment of an arbitration panel. Several CPTPP members including Australia, Japan, Mexico, Peru and Singapore also participated as third parties. On 9 March 2023, a panel consisting of Jennifer Hillman, Petros Mavroidis and Colleen Swords was established. Following submissions by the New Zealand and Canadian sides, a dispute hearing was held in

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between 14 and 15 June 2023. On 6 September 2023, the CPTPP panel ruled in favour of New Zealand, stating that Canada was not administering the dairy TRQs in a way that allowed importers to use them and that Canada's TRQ quota was favouring its domestic dairy processers. New Zealand's Trade Minister

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welcomed the CPTPP's ruling as a victory for New Zealand dairy exporters. The Canadian Government also claimed that the arbitration panel ruled in their favour. Under CPTPP rules, Canada and New Zealand reached an agreement for Canada to implement the Panel's findings by 1 May 2024. On 14 February 2024, the Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand (DCANZ) rejected new Canadian proposals to modify its dairy TRQ system, claiming it was still insufficient to allow New Zealand dairy exporters fair access to the Canadian market. By 2 May 2024, Canada still had not implemented changes to its dairy tariff rate quotas. In response, New Zealand Trade Minister

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slammed Canada's refusal to comply with the CPTPP ruling as "cynical" and said that NZ would not back down on the matter. On 18 October 2024, McClay confirmed that the New Zealand Government had notified the Canadian Government that it would be triggering mandatory negotiations in order to resolve the dairy dispute between the two countries. This marks the first time that a CPTPP member has used this type of negotiation to resolve a trade dispute. Per CPTPP rules, negotiations must start within 15 days. Should they fail, New Zealand could apply tariffs on Canadian goods entering the country. McClay said that the Canadian dairy TRQ system had caused New Zealand to lose NZ$200 million worth in exports over several years and said that escalating the dispute was a matter of honouring free trade agreements. In response, the Canadian Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development Mary Ng and

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announced that the Canadian Government would defend its dairy industry and the dairy TRQ system.

Film and television

The 1987 Agreement on "''Film and Video Relations''" between the two countries has been successful with film and television co-operation growing. Particular interest has been shown in

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film linkages and co-productions. There is a recent but ongoing pattern of producers' missions between Canada, New Zealand and Australia. ''

Whale Rider ''Whale Rider'' is a 2002 New Zealand drama film written and directed by Niki Caro. Based on the 1987 novel '' The Whale Rider'' by Witi Ihimaera, the film stars Keisha Castle-Hughes as Kahu Paikea Apirana, a twelve-year-old Māori girl whos ...

'' won the People's Choice Award at the

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in 2002 and nine out of the ten top-grossing centres in North America for New Zealand's ''

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'' were in Canada. One of New Zealand's leading television channels

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was, until 2007, owned by Canadian Media Conglomerate

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New Zealand, Canada and the UKUSA Community

New Zealand and Canada are both exclusive members of a collection of five countries who participate in the highly secretive

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program. New Zealand has two (known) listening posts run by the

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(GCSB) as part of the ECHELON spy network. New Zealand has benefited from its role in the ECHELON communications interception network which also includes the United States, Australia, Britain and Canada and are known as the

UKUSA Community The United Kingdom – United States of America Agreement (UKUSA, ) is a multilateral agreement for cooperation in signals intelligence between Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The alliance of intellig ...

. The partnership gives "a direct line into the inner circles of power in London and Washington". New Zealand's role in the program is based at a listening post on the

South Island The South Island ( , 'the waters of Pounamu, Greenstone') is the largest of the three major islands of New Zealand by surface area, the others being the smaller but more populous North Island and Stewart Island. It is bordered to the north by ...

of New Zealand at Waihopai Valley just south-west of Blenheim. Its primary role is the interception of a large volume of satellite phone calls, telexes, faxes, e-mail and computer data communications. It gathers this data from New Zealand's Asia/Pacific neighbours and forwards it on to the major partners in the UKUSA Agreement. The Waihopai station is a sister operation to a similar facility run at

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UKUSA military exercises

The UKUSA community allows member countries to cooperate in multilateral military exercises which have more recently focused on terrorism after 9/11. On March 10, 2008 (

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) New Zealand,

, the

and the

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took part in a multinational war game that simulated a terrorist attack on "strategic networks" such as power grids, financial centres and telecommunications focussing mainly on

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. The exercise was named Cyber Storm 2 and was co-ordinated by the

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and the New Zealand

. It will be used to identify policies & issues that affect cyber response & recovery by government agencies. After the exercise the NZ 'CCIP' (Centre for Critical Infrastructure Protection) said in a statement: "The New Zealand component of the exercise was successful in testing information sharing and response coordination across both public and private sectors and national and international cooperation," A report on the overall results will be published ahead of Cyber Storm III which is scheduled for 2010.

Strategic Alliance Cyber Crime Working Group

The ''Strategic Alliance Cyber Crime Working Group is a new initiative by Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and headed by the United States as a "formal partnership between these nations dedicated to tackling larger global crime issues, particularly organized crime". The co–operation consists of "five countries from three continents banding together to fight cyber crime in a synergistic way by sharing intelligence, swapping tools and best practices, and strengthening and even synchronizing their respective laws." This means that there will be increased information sharing between the New Zealand Police and the

Royal Canadian Mounted Police The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP; , GRC) is the Law enforcement in Canada, national police service of Canada. The RCMP is an agency of the Government of Canada; it also provides police services under contract to 11 Provinces and terri ...

(RCMP) on matters relating to serious fraud or cyber crime.

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High level visits

New Zealand visits by Canadian delegates and ministers

Canadian visits by New Zealand delegates and ministers

Tourism

In the year ending December 2013, 48,192 Canadian tourists visited New Zealand, making Canada the eighth largest source of tourists. Canadians can visit New Zealand without a visa for up to three months and New Zealanders can visit Canada without a visa for up to six months, provided they meet financial, health and character requirements. Both Canada and New Zealand offer "

Working Holiday A working holiday visa is a residence permit that allows travellers to undertake employment (and sometimes study) in the country issuing the visa to supplement their travel funds. For many young people, holding a working holiday visa enables the ...

Schemes". These schemes allow young students to travel to New Zealand or Canada and to take temporary employment as needed to cover the expenses of their visit. Canadian participants receive the same treatment as New Zealand nationals in all matters concerning the application of laws, regulations and practices regarding health and working conditions. On November 14, 2014 Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Prime Minister John Key agreed to extend the Working Holiday Scheme from 12 months to 23 months. This new visa came into effect on April 1, 2015. This is the most generous working holiday scheme New Zealand has with any other country, including the United Kingdom. In the 2010s, there has been growing support for the idea of freedom of movement between the UK, Canada and Australia, New Zealand with citizens able to live and work in any of the four countries – similar to the

Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement The Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement (TTTA) is an arrangement between Australia and New Zealand which allows for the free movement of citizens of one of these countries to the other. The arrangement came into effect in 1973, and allows citizens of ...

between Australia and New Zealand.

Resident diplomatic missions

* Canada has a high commission in

Wellington Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the third-largest city in New Zealand (second largest in the North Island ...

. * New Zealand has a high commission in

and a consulate-general in

.New Zealand high commission in Ottawa
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References

External links

New Zealand High Commission in Canada
Official Site
New Zealand Government
Official Site
High Commission in New Zealand
– Official Site

– Official Site {{DEFAULTSORT:Canada-New Zealand Relations Canada–New Zealand relations, Bilateral relations of Canada, New Zealand Bilateral relations of New Zealand

Political similarities

Military alliances

Cooperation between military forces

Wars fought together

= Alliance during World War II

= Korean War (1950–1953)

= Afghanistan (2001–2005)

Trade and investment

Auckland Airport CPPIB buyout

Air services

Dairy dispute

Film and television

New Zealand, Canada and the UKUSA Community

UKUSA military exercises

Strategic Alliance Cyber Crime Working Group

High level visits

New Zealand visits by Canadian delegates and ministers

Canadian visits by New Zealand delegates and ministers

Tourism

Resident diplomatic missions

See also

References

External links