Diplomatic briefing
High Commission of India, Wellington, concurrently accredited to Samoa, Niue, the Cook Islands & Vanuatu
High CommissionNew Zealand · High Commissioner: Ms. Muanpuii Saiawi
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In short
India’s high commission in New Zealand records bilateral trade of $2.24bn, a reported community of 3,00,000, 19 agreements on record and a UN voting alignment with India of 47%. Led by Ms. Muanpuii Saiawi, high commissioner.
Total bilateral trade
$2.24bn
US dollars · as stated in the brief
Source· retrieved 47 minutes ago
Bilateral Brief — New Zealand
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “BILATERAL ECONOMIC & COMMERCIAL RELATIONS” section
“In the year ended March 2026 New Zealand exported $1.21 billion of total goods and services to India and imported $1.03 billion, representing a trade balance of $181.86 million and a total trade value of $2.24 billion.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Overseas Indians
Medium confidence3,00,000
persons · as of Jan 2026
Source· retrieved 1 day ago
Population of Overseas Indians
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: row "New Zealand"
“PIOs 143,000 + NRIs 157,000 = 300,000”
Published: undated · Read: 7 October 2026
MEA publishes no methodology for these estimates and told a Parliamentary committee it holds "no authentic data". The page also repeats some countries from an older vintage with the PIO/NRI columns swapped; the first occurrence is used here. This country appears 2× on the page.
Agreements on record
Medium confidence19
agreements · 1950–present
Source· retrieved 48 minutes ago
Indian Treaties Database — filtered by country
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: search-result-item count, sorted newest first (newest: 28 June 2011)
“AGREEMENT ON AUDIO-VISUAL CO-PRODUCTION BETWEEN INDIA AND NEW ZEALAND — 28 June 2011”
Published: 28 June 2011 · Read: 8 October 2026
MEA states it cannot vouch for the accuracy or completeness of this database. It carries no status field, so "in force" cannot be derived from it — only that an agreement is on record.
UN votes matching India’s
47%
share of UNGA votes matching India’s · UNGA session 78
Source· retrieved 12 hours ago
United Nations General Assembly Voting Data — Ideal Point Estimates
Source: Bailey, Strezhnev & Voeten — Harvard Dataverse
Where: row “New Zealand”, session 78, IndiaAgree over 83 votes
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
UN General Assembly Voting Data (v39), non-commercial licence. The share is the dataset’s own IndiaAgree column — roll-call votes on which this country and India voted the same way, as the dataset defines agreement — not our calculation. Independent of MEA.
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The relationship, in figures
Trade
Exports to New ZealandUS dollars · as stated in the brief$1.03bn
Bilateral Brief — New Zealand
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “BILATERAL ECONOMIC & COMMERCIAL RELATIONS” section
“In the year ended March 2026 New Zealand exported $1.21 billion of total goods and services to India and imported $1.03 billion, representing a trade balance of $181.86 million and a total trade value of $2.24 billion.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Imports from New ZealandUS dollars · as stated in the brief$1.21bn
Bilateral Brief — New Zealand
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “BILATERAL ECONOMIC & COMMERCIAL RELATIONS” section
“In the year ended March 2026 New Zealand exported $1.21 billion of total goods and services to India and imported $1.03 billion, representing a trade balance of $181.86 million and a total trade value of $2.24 billion.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Trade balance in India’s favourUS dollars · as stated in the brief · our calculation−$180.0m
Exports minus imports, as stated in the same briefing (in USD)
exports − imports
People
Indian community in New Zealandpersons · as stated in the brief2,92,092
Bilateral Brief — New Zealand
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “People to People ties and cultural ties:” section
“There are 292,092 persons of Indian ethnicity (as per Census 2023) in NZ.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Diplomacy
Most recent high-level visityear of the visit · as stated in the brief2026
Bilateral Brief — New Zealand
Source: Ministry of External Affairs, India
Where: “HOS/HOG VISITS / MEETINGS:” section
“PM Modi paid an official visit to Auckland from 10-11 July 2026.”
Published: undated · Read: 8 October 2026
Read from the briefing by a language model. The quoted sentence was verified by string matching against the extracted PDF text before this figure was accepted.
Agreements on record (19)
MEA Treaties Database- LETTER OF INTENT BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES OF NEW ZEALANDEnvironment and Resources17 March 2025
- ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN THE CENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAXES AND CUSTOMS OF INDIA AND THE NEW ZEALAND CUSTOMS SERVICE REGARDING MUTUAL RECOGNITION OF THE RESPECTIVE AUTHORIZED ECONOMIC OPERATOR PROGRAMSAid and Cooperation17 March 2025
- EDUCATION COOPERATION ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION OF NEW ZEALAND AND THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIAEducation15 March 2025
- MEMORANDUM OF COOPERATION ON HORTICULTURE BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS’ WELFARE OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES OF NEW ZEALANDAid and Cooperation12 March 2025
- COOPERATIVE ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN THE CENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAXES & CUSTOMS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE NEW ZEALAND CUSTOMS SERVICE IN CUSTOMS MATTERSAid and Cooperation06 August 2024
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND NEW ZEALAND ON COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTSCultural Relations and Sport26 October 2016
- THIRD PROTOCOL TO THE CONVENTION BETWEEN INDIA AND NEW ZEALAND FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION AND THE PREVENTION OF FISCAL EVASION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOMEBusiness and Trade26 October 2016
- AIR SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND NEW ZEALANDTransport01 May 2016
- MOU ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NALANDA UNIVERSITY BETWEEN INDIA AND NEW ZEALANDEducation10 October 2013
- OFFICIAL ASSURANCE PROGRAMME FOR THE EXPORT OF MANGO BETWEEN INDIA AND NEW ZEALANDAid and Cooperation17 July 2012
- AGREEMENT ON AUDIO-VISUAL CO-PRODUCTION BETWEEN INDIA AND NEW ZEALANDAid and Cooperation28 June 2011
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND NEW ZEALAND ON AUDIO-VIDEO CO-PRODUCTIONAid and Cooperation28 June 2011
- MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND NEW ZEALANDEducation23 September 2010
- EDUCATION COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND NEW ZEALAND.Education12 April 2010
- EDUCATION COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND NEW ZEALANDEducation19 April 2005
- ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND NEW ZEALAND FOR COOPERATION IN THE AREA OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYAid and Cooperation07 December 2001
- MEMORANDUM OF TECHNCAL COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND NEW ZEALAND ON COOPERATION ON PLANT QUARANTINE ISSUESAid and Cooperation15 April 1999
- AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND NEW ZEALAND RELATING TO AIR SERVICESTransport26 August 1997
- TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDIA AND NEW ZEALANDBusiness and Trade17 October 1986
The briefing
MEA publishes a bilateral brief — 67 sections, 24,502 characters of extractable text. Sections include: High Commission of India · Wellington · INDIA – NEW ZEALAND BILATERAL BRIEF · RECENT BILATERAL VISITS AND HIGH-LEVEL MEETINGS · HOS/HOG VISITS / MEETINGS: · OTHER HIGH-LEVEL VISITS / MEETINGS:.
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