Relationship dossier
Croatia
New Zealand
Relationship assessment
Croatia–New Zealand ties include a working holiday arrangement, with the broader scope of cooperation less clear.
Croatia toward New Zealand
+20Croatia participates in a bilateral working holiday arrangement with New Zealand, facilitating temporary travel and work for eligible young Croatian citizens.
New Zealand toward Croatia
+20New Zealand participates in a bilateral working holiday arrangement with Croatia, facilitating temporary travel and work for eligible New Zealand citizens.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship includes practical cooperation through a bilateral working holiday arrangement. The known cooperation is limited in scope, and the broader structure of bilateral engagement is unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Croatia and New Zealand maintain a modestly cooperative relationship, including a bilateral working holiday arrangement that facilitates temporary travel and work for young people. The scope of other practical government cooperation is less clear.
Key developments
A bilateral working holiday arrangement began facilitating temporary travel and work between Croatia and New Zealand.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of the working holiday arrangement are unclear.
- Details of wider bilateral government cooperation are limited.