page_title: Argentina–New Zealand relations
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Argentina–New Zealand relations / History
caption_attribution_description: Español: El presidente Mauricio Macri recibió ayer las cartas credenciales de los embajadores de Rumania, Noruega, Eslovenia, Polonia, Serbia, Nueva Zelandia y de la Unión Europea. El acto se realizó este mediodía en el despacho presidencial, donde también asistió la canciller Susana Malcorra. Presentaron sus cartas Carmen Liliana Podgorean (Rumania); Jostein Leiro (Reino de Noruega); Jadranka Šturm Kocjan (Eslovenia); Marek Pernal (Polonia); Jela Bacovic (Serbia); Raylene Liufalani (Nueva Zelanda) y José Ignacio Salafranca (Delegación de la Unión Europea).
context_page_description: Argentina–New Zealand relations refers to the diplomatic relations between the Republic of Argentina and New Zealand. Both nations are mutual members of the Cairns Group and the United Nations.
context_section_description: Argentina and New Zealand are two industrialized southern hemisphere nations. Diplomatic relations between both nations were established in 1964. Relations, however, between the two nations were very limited, in part because of the distance between them. It wasn't until 1977 that Argentina opened an embassy in Wellington.
  In 1976, Argentina came under a military dictatorship which became increasingly hostile and asserted its claims over the Falklands Islands (which are British Overseas Territories off the coast of Argentina). In April 1982, Argentina invaded the Falklands Islands, triggering what was to be known as the Falklands War. Immediately after the invasion of the Islands by Argentine troops, New Zealand severed diplomatic relations with the Argentine government and imposed economic sanctions. The war ended with a British win in June 1982. In 1984, Argentina and New Zealand re-established diplomatic relations. In 1987, Argentina opened a consulate in Auckland and re-opened an embassy in Wellington in 1997. In April 1998, Argentina President Carlos Menem paid a visit to New Zealand and met with New Zealand Prime Minister Jenny Shipley. That same year, in 1998, New Zealand opened its embassy in Buenos Aires. 
  Since the re-establishment of relations between Argentina and New Zealand; both nations have worked together to improve global agricultural trade, preserve Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, and lobby the international community for awareness of climate change, whale conservation, international human rights, peace-keeping and non-proliferation of weapons. In November 2001, New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark paid a visit to Argentina. Both nations have signed and established a working holiday visa scheme. In December 2015, Air New Zealand began direct flights between Auckland and Buenos Aires. In 2017, Argentina’s Secretary of Agriculture, Ricardo Negri, visited New Zealand.
caption: Argentine President Mauricio Macri receiving the letters of credence from New Zealand Ambassador Raylene Liufalani, 2016
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