Relationship dossier
New Zealand
Timor-Leste
Relationship assessment
New Zealand has supported Timor-Leste through international deployments and development assistance.
New Zealand toward Timor-Leste
+35New Zealand deployed personnel to international operations in Timor-Leste during its transition to independence and has provided development assistance to the country.
Timor-Leste 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 contributed military personnel to international operations in Timor-Leste during the territory’s transition to independence and has provided development assistance. These actions support a cooperative assessment of New Zealand’s policy. Information about specific Timor-Leste government actions toward New Zealand is insufficient to assess that relationship independently.
Key developments
New Zealand contributed personnel to international operations in Timor-Leste during its transition to independence.
New Zealand provided development assistance to Timor-Leste.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and continuity of New Zealand’s development cooperation with Timor-Leste are unclear.
- Specific Timor-Leste government initiatives in bilateral cooperation with New Zealand are unclear.