# New Zealand and Fiji sign renewed five-year Duavata Partnership covering trade, security and climate
> New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters and Fiji's Foreign Affairs Minister Sakiasi Ditoka signed a refreshed Duavata Partnership in Auckland on July 16, setting cooperation priorities for 2026 to 2030 across five pillars and targeting NZ$2 billion in annual two-way trade by 2030

**Meta:** type: event · date: 2026-07-16 · heads: The Long Game · 5 takes · 3 lenses · 4 regions

## Summary

New Zealand and [Fiji](/en/entity/fiji) signed a renewed Duavata Partnership in Auckland on July 16, replacing the first framework that ran from 2022 to 2025. New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters and Fiji's Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade Sakiasi Ditoka formalized the five-year agreement, which runs to 2030 and covers five priority areas: democracy and values, economic resilience, peace and security, social well-being, and climate and disaster resilience. Both governments set a target of NZ$2 billion (approximately US$1.16 billion) in two-way trade by 2030 and committed to expanded maritime security cooperation, intelligence sharing, cyber security and humanitarian assistance in the Pacific. Climate change is named in the text as "the single greatest threat to the livelihoods, security and well-being of Pacific people."

## Why it matters

The Duavata renewal reaffirms [New Zealand](/en/entity/new-zealand)'s bilateral engagement with Fiji after years of tension during Fiji's political transition period. The maritime security and intelligence-sharing provisions matter in a Pacific region where China and Western-aligned powers are competing for influence. Climate finance commitments directly affect Fiji's resilience planning for sea-level rise.

## What to watch

- Progress toward the NZ$2 billion annual trade target by 2030
- How maritime security and intelligence-sharing commitments are implemented, and whether joint exercises follow
- Climate finance flows and renewable energy projects funded under the partnership

## Regional takes (batched by bias / lens)

### Fiji-based Pacific regional news agency; provided the most detailed account of the partnership's five pillars, specific commitments on maritime security and climate finance, and the NZ$2 billion trade target
- **Pacific Islands News Association (PINA)** (Pacific Islands, en) — PINA covered the full scope of the renewed Duavata framework, detailing commitments on democracy, economic resilience, security, social well-being and climate; reported the NZ$2 billion trade target, expanded maritime security and intelligence-sharing, and climate change named as 'the single greatest threat to Pacific people.'
  > "The partnership reaffirms the two countries' commitment to strengthening their relationship, recognising their shared Pacific identity, growing economic links and common interest in a safe, stable and resilient Blue Pacific region."
  Source: https://pina.com.fj/2026/07/17/new-zealand-fiji-renew-duavata-partnership-with-focus-on-trade-security-and-climate/

### International development grant community; focused on the people-to-people and civil-society dimensions of the partnership, quoting New Zealand FM Peters on both nations' long-standing cultural and economic ties
- **Funds for NGOs** (Global, en) — Funds for NGOs highlighted the agreement's social pillar, including scholarship commitments in critical skills areas, gender equality and civil-society cooperation, alongside FM Peters' framing of the Duavata renewal as a demonstration of New Zealand's enduring Pacific engagement.
  > "New Zealand and Fiji have renewed their Duavata Partnership, setting out shared priorities for cooperation over the next five years."
  Source: https://news.fundsforngos.org/2026/07/17/new-zealand-and-fiji-renew-five-year-duavata-partnership/

### unlabelled
- **Reuters / Internazionale** (Italy, en) — 
  Source: https://www.internazionale.it/ultime-notizie-reuters/2026/07/16/new-zealand-fiji-renew-five-year-partnership
- **Islands Business** (Pacific Islands, en) — 
  Source: https://islandsbusiness.com/pacnews/pacnews-two-17-july-2026/
- **Pacific Scoop** (New Zealand, en) — 
  Source: https://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2026/07/new-zealand-renews-partnership-with-fiji/

## Across the graph
- Entities: New Zealand, Fiji

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