New Zealand (Tokelau) Maritime Boundary Treaties

Date modified: 23 February 2023

New Zealand (Tokelau) shares five Maritime Boundary Treaties with its neighbouring States. The following describes each treaty and its progress.

               Gazetted and Entered into Force
   Treaty between New Zealand (Tokelau) and Cook Islands

Agreement between the Government of the Cook Islands and the Government of New Zealand concerning the Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries between the Cook Islands and Tokelau, 4 August 2010 (entry into force: 8 September 1983; registration #: 28971; date of registration: 1 June 1992

https://www.un.org/depts/los/LEGISLATIONANDTREATIES/PDFFILES/DEPOSIT/cok_mzn105_2014.pdf

    Treaty between New Zealand (Tokelau) and France (Wallis and Futuna)

Agreement between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of New Zealand concerning the delimitation of the maritime boundaries between Wallis and Futuna and Tokelau, 30 May 2003 (entry into force: 12 November 2003; registration #: 40601; date of registration: 1 October 2004

     Treaty between New Zealand (Tokelau) and Kiribati

Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the Republic of Kiribati concerning the delimitation of the maritime boundaries between Tokelau and Kiribati, 29 August 2012 (entry into force: 15 May 2015; registration #: 53058; date of registration: 18 November 2015

      Treaty between New Zealand (Tokelau) and United States of America (American Samoa)

Treaty between the United States of America (American Samoa) and New Zealand (Tokelau) on the delimitation of the maritime boundary between Tokelau and the United States of America, 2 December 1980 (entry into force: 3 September 1983; registration #: 28231; registration date: 25 July 1991

https://www.un.org/depts/los/LEGISLATIONANDTREATIES/STATEFILES/NZL.htm

                         Provisional
        Treaty between New Zealand (Tokelau) and Samoa

Maritime boundary treaty agreement between New Zealand (Tokelau) and Samoa is not settled. Layers is sourced from the Marine Regions Database (https://www.marineregions.org/)

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Issued 2021-12-02
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