Relationship dossier
New Zealand
North Korea
Relationship assessment
New Zealand has supported sanctions over North Korea’s nuclear and missile activities; direct bilateral engagement is limited.
New Zealand toward North Korea
-15New Zealand has supported United Nations sanctions on North Korea and criticized its nuclear and missile activities.
North Korea toward New Zealand
Not assessedOverall relationship
Not assessedHow 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
New Zealand has supported United Nations sanctions on North Korea and criticized its nuclear and missile activities. The relationship has also included formal diplomatic relations, established in 2001, but concrete North Korean government conduct toward New Zealand is unclear.
Areas of tension
- North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missile activities
Key developments
New Zealand and North Korea established diplomatic relations.
Major uncertainties
- Details of North Korean government policy and cooperation toward New Zealand are limited.
- The extent and practical scope of direct bilateral engagement are unclear.