New Zealand–United States relations
diplomatic relations between New Zealand and the United States of America
New Zealand is a major non-NATO ally of the United States.
United States and New Zealand share comparable histories; both nations grew from British colonies and both have indigenous populations of East Polynesian descent (Māori and Native Hawaiians). Both nations are known for their proximity to the Pacific Ocean, and the New Zealand-United States relationship is a key factor of Asia-Pacific geopolitics. Both states have also been part of a Western alliance of states in various wars. Together with three other Anglophone countries, they comprise the Five Eyes espionage and intelligence alliance.
History
New Zealand and the United States are old friends. While the United States is an immensely powerful nation, New Zealand is a small country, possessing for the most part only soft power, but with a record of deploying to help troubled nations find a way forward. New Zealand and the United States, with our strong shared values, can work together to shape a better world, as we are. That, and our strong economic, scientific, education, and people to people ties, makes this relationship a very important one to New Zealand, which we seek to strengthen.
Polynesian and pre-statehood relations
Cross-cultural similarities between the Māori (tangata māori) of precolonial New Zealand and native Hawaiians (kanaka māoli) date back thousands of years.
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