[2] In fact, British historians Alexander Dalrymple and James Burney defended the possibility that the Spanish sailor Juan Fernández was the first European to sight New Zealand, in an expedition to find Terra Australis.

[3] Later, Australian researcher Robert Adrian Langdon argued that the crew of the Spanish caravel San Lesmes was shipwrecked on the New Zealand coast.

[7] The New Zealand government was officially neutral during the war, however, a group of nurses from the country were deployed to Spain to assist the International brigade.

Spanish exports to New Zealand include: self-propelled railway, tramway coaches, motor vehicles and retail machines.

[12] In October 2015, leaders of the European Union (which includes Spain) and New Zealand, announced to start the process for negotiations to a comprehensive free trade agreement.