The main purpose of the Agreement is to protect the pension rights of people who have worked in Ireland and who have worked or resided in New Zealand.
The Agreement also deals with the Social Security status of workers who are sent on temporary assignments from Ireland to New Zealand and vice versa.
If you do not have enough contributions paid or credited to qualify for an Irish pension, based on your Irish record alone, then periods of residence in New Zealand may be counted to help you qualify for an Irish pension.
Likewise, if you do not have sufficient periods of residence in New Zealand to qualify for a New Zealand pension, reckonable Irish social insurance contributions may be counted to help you qualify for a New Zealand pension.