Relationship dossier
Ireland
New Zealand
Relationship assessment
Practical cooperation through tax and working holiday arrangements
Ireland toward New Zealand
+40The Irish government participates in bilateral arrangements with New Zealand, including a double taxation agreement and working holiday provisions that facilitate economic and people-to-people links.
New Zealand toward Ireland
+40The New Zealand government participates in bilateral arrangements with Ireland, including a double taxation agreement and working holiday provisions that facilitate economic and people-to-people links.
Overall relationship
+40The relationship has a cooperative foundation in practical bilateral arrangements addressing taxation and working holidays. These arrangements provide durable channels for economic and personal exchange, without indicating an exceptionally close strategic alignment.
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
Ireland and New Zealand maintain a cooperative relationship supported by practical bilateral arrangements, including a double taxation agreement and working holiday schemes. These facilitate economic and people-to-people ties, though the relationship is not characterized by an unusually close strategic partnership. The breadth and implementation of other areas of government cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Ireland and New Zealand concluded a double taxation agreement to address taxation issues affecting cross-border activity.
Ireland and New Zealand established working holiday arrangements facilitating temporary stays and employment for young people.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation beyond taxation and working holiday arrangements are unclear.
- The extent of regular high-level bilateral engagement is unclear.