TRADE between Fiji and traditional trading neighbour New Zealand reached $NZ1.4 billion (approx. $F1.82b) as of September 2025, and now only four years away from 2030 to reach its $NZ2b two-way trade target.
This figure was revealed by Fiji New Zealand Business Council (FNZBC) president James Trusler at the council’s annual general meeting (AGM) in Suva on Thursday evening.
He said New Zealand exported $NZ866.61 million (approx. $F1.13b) of total goods and services to Fiji.
Fiji exported $NZ541.45m (approx. $F708.5m) of total goods and services to New Zealand, he said.
He added this trading achievement was incredible for the two countries’ Duavata partnership.
“2025 was a year about enhancing our journey towards achieving the $NZ2b trade by 2030 target set by our prime ministers during the 2024 (FNZBC-NZFBC) joint conference,” Mr Trusler said. “Our trade numbers are at record levels and our tourism visiting numbers continue to be steady.”
As of March last year, two-way trade between Fiji and New Zealand stood at $1.39b.
New Zealand High Commission First Secretary Adham Crichton had revealed at the Agriculture Mini Trade Forum in Nadi last year that New Zealand exported goods valued at $849.24m to Fiji, while imports from Fiji amounted to $542.38m.
Investment Fiji said New Zealand is one of Fiji’s most important economic partners, not only as a long-standing source of tourists and remittances, but also as a key export market for Fijian-made and Fijian-grown goods – from kava, bottled water, seafood to garments.
New Zealand’s High Commissioner to Fiji Greg Andrews commended the work of the members of the FNZBC to help the relationship between the two countries and towards achieving the shared trade target. “In reality, much of the practical work to progress this target has been developed and driven by the Fiji New Zealand and New Zealand Fiji Business Councils who have been shaping the trade strategy and working with agencies such as Investment Fiji and the Fiji Trade Commission,” Mr Andrews said at the AGM.
“I know you’ve developed a comprehensive strategy for reaching the $2b target and this roadmap will be discussed further at the joint Fiji New Zealand Business Councils annual conference that will be held in Nadi this year.”
He said that would provide a useful chance to review where things were at and identify what both sides needed to do to reach the trade target.
Fijian PM Sitiveni Rabuka and New Zealand PM Christopher Luxon had set the shared two-way trade target at the 2024 joint conference in Nadi.
