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Prime Minister David Lange with the Emir of Bahrain, 1985

Prime Minister David Lange with the Emir of Bahrain, 1985

Oil-rich Arab states began buying New Zealand produce in significant volumes in the late 1970s. Visits by dignitaries such as the Emir of Bahrain helped cement trade.

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Malcolm McKinnon, International economic relations – Socialist bloc, the Middle East and New Zealand, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/24828/prime-minister-david-lange-with-the-emir-of-bahrain-1985 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 2 March 2010.