Education and tourismĮducation and tourism links have been growing strongly over the past decade. Read about first steps towards diplomatic ties between New Zealand and China. This Infographic was produced in 2017 to commemorate 45 years of diplomatic relations between New Zealand and China. More on New Zealand’s relationship with China China is one of the world’s fastest-growing economies and its vast population and growing middle class represent huge potential.
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The New Zealand–China Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed in 2008 was China's first FTA with a developed country. China is one of the world’s fastest-growing economies and its vast population and growing middle class represent huge potential.China is New Zealand’s largest trading partner in goods and second largest overall including trade in services. Since 2007, two way trade has increased from NZ$10 billion to NZ$30 billion. China is now New Zealand’s largest trading partner in goods and second largest overall including trade in services. The New Zealand–China Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed in 2008 provided much impetus to the trading relationship. Today tens of thousands of students and tourists travel each way every year, and meetings between political leaders and heads of state take place regularly. New Zealand and China established formal diplomatic relations in December 1972, and the relationship has developed rapidly since then. Official contact began in 1912 with trade, missionary, immigration and other links. The first large scale arrival of Chinese to New Zealand occurred in the 1860s, initially for gold-mining. The first Chinese immigrant to New Zealand is thought to have been Appo Hocton, who arrived in Nelson in 1842.
New Zealand and China have a long relationship going back to the 1840s.
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