Relationship dossier
Italy
New Zealand
Relationship assessment
Practical bilateral agreements underpin cooperative Italy–New Zealand relations.
Italy toward New Zealand
+35Italy's bilateral taxation and social security arrangements with New Zealand provide for coordination in these areas. Italy also offers working-holiday opportunities to New Zealand citizens.
New Zealand toward Italy
+35New Zealand's bilateral taxation and social security arrangements with Italy provide for coordination in these areas. New Zealand also offers working-holiday opportunities to Italian citizens.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has a durable cooperative foundation in bilateral arrangements covering taxation and social security, alongside reciprocal working-holiday opportunities. These practical areas support a positive relationship, though its broader scope is uncertain.
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
Italy and New Zealand maintain a cooperative relationship supported by practical bilateral arrangements, including agreements on taxation and social security. Reciprocal working-holiday opportunities also facilitate exchanges. These arrangements provide a durable basis for cooperation, although the broader scope and intensity of government-to-government collaboration are less clear.
Key developments
Italy and New Zealand established bilateral arrangements for taxation coordination.
Italy and New Zealand established a bilateral social security agreement.
Italy and New Zealand developed reciprocal working-holiday opportunities for young people.
Major uncertainties
- The extent and implementation of cooperation under the bilateral taxation and social security agreements are unclear.
- The breadth of current government cooperation beyond these practical arrangements is uncertain.