China's investment in New Zealand reflects value of long-term partnership: Report

A new report launched on Friday in New Zealand's largest city Auckland saw value in the China-New Zealand investment relationship.

According to the report, "Invested Interests: An update on the New Zealand-China investment relationship in 2025," China's cumulative foreign direct investment in New Zealand increased 106 percent in the 2014-2024 period.

The New Zealand dairy sector is a good example of an established sector for Chinese investment. Recent top-up investments in New Zealand companies by their Chinese investors demonstrated the value of long-term partnerships, stated the report.

The pet food and game development sector was given in the report as case studies of increasingly diversified interest from Chinese investment in New Zealand and of regional and global benefit.

According to the report, at least 60 New Zealand companies now have a corporate presence in China.

The report was authored by the New Zealand China Council and the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research.

New Zealand China Council Chair John McKinnon said that increased two-way investment can create long-term partnerships that expand trade and business between the two countries.

"New Zealand is entering a new 'no stone unturned' period of investment attraction and growth," John said. "It makes sense to draw on our long-standing bilateral relationship with China as this work advances."