Indian PM Modi to make first official visit to New Zealand next week

The trip comes months after India and New Zealand signed a free trade deal

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the India-Japan Joint Economic Forum in New Delhi, India, Jul 2, 2026. REUTERS/Bhawika Chhabra

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said on Friday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make his first official visit to New Zealand next week.

The two nations signed a free trade agreement in April that will eliminate 95 percent of tariffs on goods from New Zealand.

"Prime Minister Modi's visit is historic, with this being the first to New Zealand by an Indian Prime Minister in 40 years," Luxon said in a statement.

Modi will arrive in Auckland on Jul 10, departing a day later.