New Zealand-Portuguese relations

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The New Zealand-Portuguese relations describe the intergovernmental relationship between New Zealand and Portugal . The countries have had direct diplomatic relations since 1976. Relations between the two countries are considered good and problem-free.

The two states are partners in a number of international organizations, including the various UN bodies , the International Criminal Court , the World Trade Organization and in the context of military cooperation and consultations between New Zealand and NATO .

The cornerstones of bilateral relations are the joint work in building the Republic of East Timor, which has been independent since 2002, and bilateral trade. In addition, the Portuguese were among the first European immigrants to New Zealand from the 19th century.

In New Zealand, 612 Portuguese are consularly registered (2014), while 45 New Zealanders are registered in Portugal (2015).

history

Erédias map from 1602 with Luca Antara , one of the first concrete maps of Australia

The Portuguese cartographer and navigator Manuel Godinho de Erédia (1563–1623), who was born in Malacca , studied the region intensively. His maps, which showed an unknown gold island ( Ilha do Ouro ) or Luca Antara and other islands all around, already suggest a more concrete Portuguese knowledge of Australia and its neighboring archipelagos before the arrival of the Dutchman Willem Jansz in 1606. Documented is a note from Erédias from 1601 on the specific existence and location of the Terra Australis . A concrete sighting of New Zealand by the Portuguese before the arrival of Abel Tasman in 1642 is not known.

From the 19th century, Europeans began to immigrate to New Zealand, due in particular to the emerging whaling . Portuguese were among those first immigrants to New Zealand.

In 2002 the former Portuguese colony of East Timor gained full independence. Since then, New Zealand, along with Australia and Portugal, has been one of the most important partner countries in building the young republic.

In 2007 New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters visited Portugal and met his counterpart Luís Amado there .

In 2013, the Portuguese State Secretary for Energy, Dr. Artur Trindade , the New Zealand Minister for Energy and Resources, Simon Bridges , on the sidelines of the Pacific Energy Summit in Auckland .

diplomacy

Portugal does not have its own embassy in New Zealand, which belongs to the administrative district of the Portuguese ambassador in Canberra , Australia .

There are two Portuguese honorary consulates , in Mangere near Auckland and in the capital Wellington .

New Zealand also does not have its own representation in Portugal, but is double-accredited there with its ambassador in the French capital Paris .

New Zealand has a consulate in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon .

economy

Sheep trade in Sandy Creek, New Zealand: Sheep meat and marine animals are New Zealand's main exports to Portugal

The Portuguese Chamber of Commerce AICEP does not have a branch in New Zealand; the AICEP office in Sydney, Australia is responsible .

In 2016, Portugal exported goods and services worth 25.3 million euros to New Zealand (2015: 25.8 million; 2014: 19.1 million; 2013: 16.0 million; 2012: 17.2 million .). Of the 17.8 million euros in goods, 18.7% were shoes, 13.9% plastics, 13.7% textiles, 11.2% machines and devices and 7.7% food.

In the same period, New Zealand delivered goods and services worth EUR 23.1 million to Portugal (2015: 20.2 million; 2014: 18.9 million; 2013: 17.1 million; 2012: 20.2 million .). Of the 22.7 million euros in goods, 86.5% were agricultural products, 5.2% textiles, 2.2% machines and devices, 1.6% chemical-pharmaceutical products and 1.3% food.

This put Portugal in 70th place among buyers and 55th among suppliers in New Zealand's foreign trade in goods, while New Zealand ranks 87th as buyer and 79th as supplier for Portuguese foreign trade.

tourism

In 2016, New Zealand tourists were responsible for 6.5 million euros in income for the Portuguese hotel industry (2015: 5.5 million; 2014: 5.6 million; 2013: 4.6 million; 2012: 6.0 million) ). They made up 0.05% of Portuguese tourism.

Around 1,000 Portuguese visit New Zealand every year.

The New Zealand selection puts the haka ahead of the Portuguese selection; New Zealand won the match on September 15, 2007 at the World Cup in France

Sports

In New Zealand's national sport, rugby union , the New Zealand national rugby union team and the Portuguese rugby selection have met once. New Zealand won the game in Group C at the 2007 World Cup in France.

In the Portuguese national sport of soccer , the Portuguese national soccer team and New Zealand's selection have not yet played against each other.

The Portuguese and New Zealand women's national teams (as of January 2017) met once, at the Algarve Cup 2016 the Portuguese lost 0: 1 to the guests from New Zealand.

Web links

Commons : New Zealand-Portuguese Relations  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Overview of diplomatic relations with New Zealand at the Diplomatic Institute in the Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs , accessed on May 4, 2019
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs website on relations with Portugal , accessed April 7, 2017
  3. ↑ Website on New Zealand-Portuguese migration (Table A.3) at the Portuguese Scientific Observatório da Emigração , accessed on April 7, 2017
  4. ↑ Sums of the number of New Zealanders in the official alien statistics by district , Portuguese Immigration and Border Agency SEF, accessed on April 7, 2017
  5. ↑ Fernando Cristóvão (Ed.): Dicionário Temático da Lusofonia. Texto Editores, Lisbon / Luanda / Praia / Maputo 2006 ( ISBN 972-47-2935-4 ), p. 842
  6. ↑ List of Portuguese missions abroad , Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, accessed on April 7, 2017
  7. ↑ Entry of the New Zealand consulate in Lisbon at www.embaixadas.net, accessed on April 7, 2017
  8. ↑ a b c d Bilateral economic relations between Portugal and New Zealand , Excel file retrieved from the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce AICEP, accessed on April 7, 2017
  9. ↑ see the international match statistics in New Zealand National Rugby Union Team # Successes
  10. ↑ see list of the international matches of the Portuguese national soccer team # International match balance sheets or list of the international matches of the New Zealand national soccer team
  11. ↑ see list of the international matches of the Portuguese national soccer team for women # international match balance sheets or list of international matches for the New Zealand national soccer team for women # international matches