Relationship dossier
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Relationship assessment
Development assistance and cooperation around the Bougainville peace process underpin New Zealand–Papua New Guinea relations.
New Zealand toward Papua New Guinea
+35The New Zealand government has provided development assistance to Papua New Guinea and contributed personnel to the Bougainville peace monitoring process.
Papua New Guinea toward New Zealand
+30The Papua New Guinea government cooperated with the Bougainville peace monitoring process, which included New Zealand personnel.
Overall relationship
+35Development assistance and cooperation during the Bougainville peace process are substantive features of the relationship. These provide a basis for cooperation, although the breadth and continuity of other bilateral programs are 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
New Zealand and Papua New Guinea have cooperated on development and regional security. New Zealand has provided development assistance to Papua New Guinea and contributed to international monitoring of the Bougainville peace process. Papua New Guinea's cooperation with that monitoring process is a notable bilateral example. The scale and continuity of other government-to-government cooperation are less clear.
Key developments
New Zealand contributed to the Truce Monitoring Group established in connection with the Bougainville peace process, with Papua New Guinea's cooperation.
New Zealand has provided development assistance to Papua New Guinea.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and continuity of New Zealand's development assistance to Papua New Guinea are unclear.
- The extent of ongoing bilateral security and development cooperation is unclear.