**Executive Summary**
This report details the outcomes of the Prime Minister’s official visit to New Zealand on July 11, 2026. The visit resulted in the elevation of bilateral relations to a Strategic Partnership and the adoption of a "Roadmap to 2030," which sets a target to double bilateral trade to NZ$7 billion. Key action items include the establishment of a Maritime Security Dialogue and the launch of specialized agricultural and research initiatives.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Strategic and Defense Cooperation**
* Elevated the bilateral relationship to a Strategic Partnership with a implementation roadmap for the next four years.
* Established a framework for maritime cooperation in the Indo-Pacific involving dialogue, coordination, and information exchange.
* Facilitated reciprocal logistics support between the Indian Navy and the New Zealand Defence Force.
* Created a Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism to strengthen coordination and combat terrorism.
* Formalized cooperation in hydrography and nautical cartography for the joint production of navigational charts.
* New Zealand joined the maritime security pillar of the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI) to combat illegal fishing.
* **Trade, Economic, and Tourism Initiatives**
* Set a formal target to double bilateral trade to NZ$7 billion (₹35,000 crore) by 2030.
* Signed a Memorandum of Arrangement to increase tourist flow and strengthen economic ties through tourism.
* **Agriculture, Science, and Environment**
* Launched the Kiwifruit Action Plan and established two Centres of Excellence for Kiwifruit in Nagaland and Uttarakhand.
* New Zealand officially joined the Global Biofuels Alliance to accelerate the adoption of sustainable biofuels.
* Established frameworks for Antarctic research collaboration and food technology research between NIFTEM-K and Massey University.
* **Social, Cultural, and Disaster Management**
* Collaborated on disaster risk management with a focus on earthquake resilience and tsunami preparedness.
* Agreed on a Joint Action Plan on Sport covering high-performance sport, sports science, and athlete development.
* Partnered for the development of the National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) in Lothal, Gujarat.
* Promoted cultural exchanges in arts and heritage to strengthen people-to-people ties.
**Impact Analysis**
**Ministry of Defence and Indian Navy**
**Impact**
They will benefit from enhanced maritime security, shared hydrographic data, and reciprocal logistics support during Indo-Pacific operations.
**Action Required**
Establish the Maritime Security Dialogue and coordinate joint activities and information exchange as per the new arrangements.
**Agricultural Sector (specifically in Nagaland and Uttarakhand)**
**Impact**
Farmers and agricultural stakeholders will see increased productivity and innovation through specialized Kiwifruit Centres of Excellence.
**Action Required**
Implement the Kiwifruit Action Plan and engage in skills development and educational collaboration.
**Trade and Business Stakeholders**
**Impact**
The target to double bilateral trade provides a framework for expanded market access and boosted economic ties.
**Action Required**
Align business strategies with the Roadmap to 2030 and leverage the context of the Free Trade Agreement.
**Research and Academic Institutions**
**Impact**
Organizations like NCPOR and NIFTEM-K gain a framework for international academic exchange, joint research, and student mobility.
**Action Required**
Initiate collaborative research projects in Antarctic science and food technology as per the signed MoUs.
**National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)**
**Impact**
The NDMA will gain access to New Zealand’s expertise in earthquake resilience and coastal hazard mitigation.
**Action Required**
Engage in policy dialogue, knowledge exchange, and capacity-building programs with New Zealand’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).
Key Entities Referenced
Kiwifruit Action Plan: An initiative launched under the Agricultural Productivity Partnership to establish Centres of Excellence for kiwifruit in Nagaland and Uttarakhand.
India–New Zealand Strategic Partnership and Roadmap to 2030: The primary framework elevating bilateral relations and providing a strategic roadmap for cooperation across trade, defense, and maritime security through 2030.
Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI): A regional initiative where New Zealand has joined the maritime security pillar to collaborate on combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.
Global Biofuels Alliance: An international alliance joined by New Zealand to accelerate the development and adoption of sustainable biofuels for the energy transition.
National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC), Lothal (Gujarat): A major heritage project in Gujarat for which India and New Zealand established a framework for collaborative development and maritime museum cooperation.
Prime Minister's Office
List of Outcomes: Official Visit of Prime Minister
to New Zealand
प्रव तथ: 11 JUL 2026 8:03AM by PIB Delhi
DocumentsS.
Title Brief description
No.
1 Memorandum of Arrangement on Maritime Establishes a framework for enhanced
Cooperation between the Ministry of Defence maritime cooperation in the Indo-Pacific
of India and the New Zealand Defence Force through dialogue, coordination, information
exchange, and joint activities.
2 Implementation Arrangement concerning Strengthens hydrographic cooperation
cooperation in matters of Hydrography and through joint production of navigational
Nautical Cartography between India and New charts, hydrographic data sharing, training,
Zealand and capacity building.
3 Arrangement concerning the provision of Facilitates reciprocal logistics support
Mutual Logistics Support between the Indian between the Indian Navy and the New
Navy and the New Zealand Defence Force Zealand Defence Force during approved
activities and operations.
4 Arrangement on establishing a Joint Working Establishes a Joint Working Group on
Group on Counter-Terrorism between India Counter-Terrorism to strengthen
and New Zealand cooperation, exchange information, and
coordinate efforts to combat terrorism.
5 Memorandum of Cooperation between the Promotes collaboration in disaster risk
National Disaster Management Authority of management, with emphasis on earthquake
India and the National Emergency resilience, tsunami preparedness, coastal
Management Agency (NEMA) of New Zealand hazard mitigation, knowledge exchange,
policy dialogue, and capacity building.
6 Memorandum of Cooperation in the fields of Creates a framework for enhanced
Animal Husbandry and Dairying between the cooperation in animal husbandry and
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and dairying through technical collaboration,
Dairying of India and the Ministry of Primary knowledge exchange, and best practices.
Industries of New Zealand
7 Memorandum of Arrangement in the field of Promotes cooperation in tourism to
Tourism between the Ministry of Tourism of strengthen economic ties, increase tourist
India and the Ministry of Business, Innovation flow, and enhance mutual understanding of
and Employment of New Zealand each country's culture.
8 India-New Zealand Joint Action Plan on Sport Provides a framework for collaboration in
sports, including high-performance sport,
sports science, sports medicine and athlete
development9 Memorandum of Arrangement for Provides a framework for cooperation in
development of National Maritime Heritage developing NMHC at Lothal through
Complex (NMHC), Lothal at Gujarat between collaboration and mutually agreed projects.
NMHC and New Zealand Maritime Museum
10 Arrangement on Cultural Cooperation between Promotes cultural cooperation through
Ministry of Culture of India and Ministry of exchanges in arts, heritage, and cultural
Culture and Heritage of New Zealand initiatives to strengthen mutual
understanding and people-to-people ties.
Announcements:S.
Title Brief description
No.
1 India-New Zealand Strategic India and New Zealand have elevated their relationship to a
Partnership and Roadmap to Strategic Partnership, strengthening cooperation in trade,
2030 defence, maritime security, tourism, culture, sports, agri-tech,
people-to-people ties, as well as coordination on Indo-Pacific
priorities and multilateral issues. The Roadmap to 2030
provides a strategic roadmap to guide structured
implementation of the India–New Zealand Strategic
Partnership across relevant ministries and stakeholders for the
next four years.
2 Doubling Bilateral Trade to Both sides have set a target to double bilateral trade to NZ$7
NZ$7 billion or ₹35,000 crore billion (₹35,000 crore) by 2030 to boost economic ties and
by 2030 expand market access, in the context of the Free Trade
Agreement.
3 Establishing Maritime India and New Zealand have agreed to establish a Maritime
Security Dialogue Security Dialogue to strengthen cooperation, coordination and
information exchange.
4 New Zealand nominates Under the seven pillars of the IPOI, New Zealand has joined
Maritime Security as priority the maritime security pillar to undertake specific cooperation
pillar under the Indo-Pacific activities focused on combating Illegal, Unreported and
Oceans Initiative (IPOI) Unregulated (IUU) Fishing.
5 New Zealand Joining Global New Zealand’s joining of the Global Biofuels Alliance
Biofuels Alliance strengthens international cooperation to accelerate the
development and adoption of sustainable biofuels for cleaner
energy transition.
6 Launch of the Kiwifruit Action Under the Agricultural Productivity Partnership under the Free
Plan and Establishment of 2 Trade Agreement, a Kiwifruit Action Plan is being launched
Centres of Excellence for along with the establishment of two Centres of Excellence in
Kiwifruit in Nagaland and Nagaland and Uttarakhand, supported by collaboration in
Uttarakhand education, skills development, and agricultural innovation to
boost productivity.
7 MoU between the National Establishes a framework for collaboration in Antarctic
Centre for Polar and Ocean research. It aims to strengthen partnership by promoting joint
Research (NCPOR), Goa and research, academic exchange, capacity building, and other
University of Canterbury, NZ mutually beneficial scientific and educational activities.8 MoU between National Establishes a framework for cooperation in research, academic
Institute of Food Technology, exchange, student mobility, and other mutually agreed
Entrepreneurship and educational activities.
Management, Kundli
(NIFTEM-K) & Massey
University, New Zealand
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