Relationship dossier
Nauru
New Zealand
Relationship assessment
Nauru and New Zealand cooperate through regional trade arrangements and development assistance.
Nauru toward New Zealand
+20Nauru participates in PACER Plus, a regional trade agreement that includes New Zealand, providing a framework for economic cooperation.
New Zealand toward Nauru
+25New Zealand provides development assistance to Nauru and participates with it in PACER Plus, supporting development and economic cooperation.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship has a cooperative regional framework through PACER Plus and New Zealand development assistance to Nauru. These arrangements provide a durable basis for collaboration, although the scale and practical outcomes of direct bilateral cooperation are 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
Nauru and New Zealand participate in practical economic and development cooperation, including through the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus (PACER Plus) and New Zealand’s development assistance to Nauru. These arrangements support a cooperative relationship, though the breadth and intensity of direct bilateral cooperation are less clear than the broader regional ties.
Key developments
PACER Plus entered into force, creating a regional trade and development framework that includes Nauru and New Zealand.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of PACER Plus cooperation between the two governments are unclear.
- Details and continuity of New Zealand’s development assistance to Nauru are limited.