Overview

• Prime Ministers Lawrence Wong and Christopher Luxon signed the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in Auckland, outlining 72 initiatives and instituting an annual leaders’ meeting.
• A legally binding Agreement on Trade in Essential Supplies commits both countries to avoid export restrictions on key goods such as medicines during crises, formalizing cooperation first tested during the pandemic.
• The roadmap targets next-generation priorities including supply chain resilience, digital trade, climate action and maritime security, with joint capacity-building for Pacific countries.
• Defence ties will deepen with exploration of unmanned technologies, building on the Republic of Singapore Air Force’s inaugural UAV training at New Zealand’s Tekapo Military Training Area in May.
• Economic links will expand through investment and capital markets collaboration, with discussions under way on a plurilateral green economy partnership and a refreshed business engagement framework.