For its part, Mexico at first conducted diplomatic relations with New Zealand from its embassy in Canberra, Australia and operated honorary consulates in Auckland and Wellington.

On 30 December 1991, Mexico opened an embassy in Wellington, which was attended by Mexican Foreign Undersecretary Andrés Rozental Gutman.

[1] In March 2013, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key traveled to Mexico and met with President Enrique Peña Nieto.

[5] In 2017, New Zealand Trade Minister Todd McClay paid a visit to Mexico to meet with his counterpart, Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal, regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

[5][8][9] In 2012, New Zealand was granted observer status for the Pacific Alliance, a regional group that includes Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru.