新西兰是南太平洋地区具有重要影响力的国家，2012年是中国和新西兰建交40周年。本文在对中新关系进行总体性概述的基础上，详细介绍了两国之间的政治军事关系、经贸关系，以及教育、文化和旅游交流的情况。
New Zealand is an important power in the South Pacific region. 2012 marks the 40 th year of diplomatic relations between China and New Zealand. This article elaborates the political and military relationships, the economic relationships, and exchange in aspects of education, culture and tourism between the two countries after giving a brief introduction on the overall China and New Zealand relations.
