Countries hosting New Zealand diplomatic missions

This is a list of diplomatic missions of New Zealand. New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (NZMFAT) is responsible for nearly fifty embassies and consulates globally. The country is particularly active in the South Pacific, as well as in Asia and South America where New Zealand is expanding its commercial reach. There is also an extensive number of honorary consulates who represent New Zealand. New Zealand's diplomatic missions in the capitals of other Commonwealth countries are called High Commissions (as opposed to embassies).

History[edit]

New Zealand independence was a gradual process, and the establishment of an independent New Zealand diplomatic service was similarly gradual. At first, New Zealand's foreign affairs were handled by the United Kingdom, and the only diplomacy conducted by the colonial government in New Zealand were negotiations with the British authorities. Relations between New Zealand and Britain were handled by an Agent-General in London, with the first being appointed in 1871. The title was changed to High Commissioner in 1905, reflecting the increasing autonomy of New Zealand.

It was not until World War II, however, that New Zealand sent permanent diplomatic missions to other countries. To facilitate co-ordination of the war effort New Zealand established several posts in countries with which it was allied—the first was a legation in the United States in 1941. In 1942 and 1943, high commissions were opened in Ottawa and Canberra respectively, and in 1944, a legation was established in the Soviet Union. The latter was considered a striking departure from New Zealand's previous diplomatic activities—enthusiasm for the post was strongest in the governing Labour Party, and the opposition National Party later made its closure one of their campaign policies.

The opening of these posts prompted New Zealand to establish its own foreign ministry, the Department of External Affairs. Created by the External Affairs Act in June 1943, the new Department incorporated an older office of the same name (dealing with island territories) and those sections of the Prime Minister's office which had previously co-ordinated diplomacy.

In 1947, a resident trade representative was appointed in Japan, followed by the establishment of legations in Paris (1949) and The Hague (1950). By the late 1950s, these three posts, along with Washington, had been upgraded to embassies —. However, fulfilling its promise the Moscow post was closed in 1950 by the new National Party government. From 1955 to 1961, a string of new missions opened in Asia—Singapore, India, Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Indonesia. When Samoa obtained its independence from New Zealand in 1962, it became the first Pacific Island state to host a New Zealand diplomatic post.

The mid-1960s saw a cluster of new posts opening in Europe, with new missions in Belgium, Greece, Germany and Italy. A post was also opened in South Vietnam due to the ongoing conflict there, although this did not last beyond the end of the Vietnam War. A post was established in the Cook Islands after they obtained self-government from New Zealand, becoming New Zealand's second mission in the south Pacific.

The 1970s and 1980s were a time of continued expansion for NZMFAT. In 1973, the Labour government of Norman Kirk reopened its embassy in the Soviet Union and opened an embassy in the People's Republic of China. However it was in the Pacific where New Zealand's representation rapidly expanded as several countries gained independence, including Fiji, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Niue, Tonga, and Vanuatu. Frequently New Zealand was the first country to establish a mission in these states. New Zealand also expanded into the Middle East, Latin America, Africa, and elsewhere in Asia.

The early 1990s were a time of substantial reorganisation of New Zealand's diplomatic missions, and saw a number of closures. A substantial redistribution of New Zealand's European resources took place—posts in Greece and Austria were closed, while a new post was established in Spain. New Zealand's post in Iraq was closed due to the Gulf War, and the post in Bahrain was shut shortly afterwards—the post in Saudi Arabia assumed most of their duties, aided by a new post in Turkey. The end of apartheid in resulted in a decision to move New Zealand's post in Zimbabwe to South Africa. In South America New Zealand's embassy in Peru was also closed, but missions were opened in Brazil and Argentina.

In April 2008 it was announced that the budget for NZMFAT would be dramatically increased, and would include the opening of new missions in Stockholm and Brisbane.^[1]

On 4 May 2010 the Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully announced that New Zealand's diplomatic relations with Afghanistan will be formally represented by the first resident ambassador to Kabul, retired Army Brigadier Neville Reilly. In addition the first Civil Director of the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in the central Afghan Province of Bamyan based in the Provincial Capital of Bamyan will be led by retired Air Commodore Dick Newlands of the Air Force. The Civil Director will replace the military aspects of the PRT with greater emphasis on civilian provided resources and services for the people of Bamyan.

Current missions[edit]

Africa[edit]

Host country	Host city	Mission	Head of mission	Concurrent accreditation	Ref.
Egypt	Cairo	Embassy	Greg Lewis	Countries:  Algeria  Lebanon  Libya  Palestine  Tunisia	[2]
Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	Embassy	Michael Upton	Countries:  Central African Republic  Djibouti  Ghana  Kenya  Nigeria  Rwanda  Uganda International Organizations:  African Union[a]	[3]
South Africa	Pretoria	High Commission	Sarah Lee	Countries:  Angola  Botswana  Eswatini  Lesotho  Malawi  Mauritius  Mozambique  Tanzania  Zambia  Zimbabwe	[3]

Americas[edit]

Host country	Host city	Mission	Head of mission	Concurrent accreditation	Ref.
Argentina	Buenos Aires	Embassy	Carl Worker	Countries:  Paraguay  Uruguay	[4]
Barbados	Bridgetown	High Commission	Anton Ojala	Countries:  Antigua and Barbuda  Bahamas  Belize  Dominica  Grenada  Guyana  Haiti  Jamaica  Suriname  Saint Kitts and Nevis  Saint Lucia  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Trinidad and Tobago International Organizations:  Caribbean Community Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States	[4]
Brazil	Brasília	Embassy	Chris Langley		[4]
	São Paulo	Consulate General	Karlene Davis		[4]
Canada	Ottawa	High Commission	Martin Harvey		[4]
	Vancouver	Consulate General	Matt Ritchie		[4]
Chile	Santiago de Chile	Embassy	Linda Te Puni	Countries:  Bolivia  Peru	[4]
Colombia	Bogotá	Embassy		Countries:  Ecuador	[4]
Mexico	Mexico City	Embassy	Andrew Townend, Chargé d’Affaires, a.i.	Countries:  Costa Rica  Cuba  Dominican Republic  El Salvador  Guatemala  Nicaragua  Panama  Venezuela	[4]
United States	Washington, D.C.	Embassy	Rosemary Banks		[4]
	Honolulu	Consulate General	Kevin Burnett		[4]
	Los Angeles	Consulate General	Jeremy Clarke-Watson		[4]
	New York City	Consulate General	Hannah Lee-Darboe		[4]

Asia[edit]

Host country	Host city	Mission	Head of mission	Concurrent accreditation	Ref.
China	Beijing	Embassy	Clare Fearnley	Countries:  Mongolia
	Chengdu	Consulate General
	Guangzhou	Consulate General	Rebekah Mawson
	Hong Kong	Consulate General	John Riley
	Shanghai	Consulate General	Andrew Robinson
East Timor	Dili	Embassy	Philip Hewitt
India	New Delhi	High Commmission	David Pine	Countries:  Bangladesh    Nepal
	Mumbai	Consulate General	Ralph Hays
Indonesia	Jakarta	Embassy
Iran	Tehran	Embassy	Hamish MacMaster	Countries:  Afghanistan  Pakistan	[2]
Japan	Tokyo	Embassy	Hamish Cooper
Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	High Commmission	Pamm Chong Dunn	Countries:  Brunei
Myanmar	Yangon	Embassy	Steve Marshall
Philippines	Manila	Embassy	Peter Francis Tavita Kell
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	Embassy	James Munro	Countries:  Bahrain  Kuwait  Oman	[2]
Singapore	Singapore	High Commmission	Jo Tyndall	Countries:  Maldives
South Korea	Seoul	Embassy	Philip Turner	Countries:  North Korea
Sri Lanka	Colombo	High Commmission	Michael Appleton		[5]
Taiwan	Taipei	Commerce and Industry Office	Moira Turley		[6]
Thailand	Bangkok	Embassy	James Andersen, Chargé d’Affaires, a.i.	Countries:  Cambodia  Laos
Turkey	Ankara	Embassy	Wendy Hinton	Countries:  Azerbaijan  Israel  Jordan	[2]
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	Embassy	Matthew Hawkins	Countries:  Iraq  Qatar	[2]
	Dubai	Consulate General	Clayton Kimpton
Vietnam	Hanoi	Embassy	Tredene Dobson
	Ho Chi Minh City	Consulate General	Anthony Martin

Europe[edit]

Host country	Host city	Mission	Head of mission	Concurrent accreditation	Ref.
Austria	Vienna	Embassy	Nicole Roberton	Countries:  Hungary  Slovenia  Slovakia International Organizations:  United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency UNODC	[7]
Belgium	Brussels	Embassy	Diana Reaich	Countries:  Bulgaria  Luxembourg  Moldova  Romania	[7]
France	Paris	Embassy	Jane Coombs	Countries:  Ivory Coast  Monaco  Portugal  Senegal International Organizations: OECD  UNESCO	[7]
	Nouméa, New Caledonia	Consulate General			[8]
Germany	Berlin	Embassy	Rupert Holborow	Countries:  Czechia  Liechtenstein   Switzerland	[7]
	Hamburg	Consulate General	Alison Dawn Adams		[7]
Ireland	Dublin	Embassy	Brad Burgess		[7]
Italy	Rome	Embassy	Ant Simpson	Countries:  Albania  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Croatia  Cyprus  Greece  Montenegro  North Macedonia  San Marino  Serbia	[7]
	Milan	Consulate General	Austin Brick		[7]
Netherlands	The Hague	Embassy	Lyndal Walker	International Organizations: Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons	[7]
Poland	Warsaw	Embassy	Mary Thurston	Countries:  Estonia  Georgia  Latvia  Lithuania  Ukraine	[7]
Russia	Moscow	Embassy	Si'alei van Toor	Countries:  Armenia  Belarus  Kazakhstan  Kyrgyzstan  Tajikistan  Turkmenistan  Uzbekistan	[7]
Spain	Madrid	Embassy	Nigel Fyfe	Countries:  Andorra   Holy See  Malta  Morocco	[7]
Sweden	Stockholm	Embassy	Andrew Jenks	Countries:  Denmark  Finland  Iceland  Norway	[7]
Switzerland	Geneva	Consulate-General			[9]
United Kingdom	London	High Commission	Bede Corry		[7]

Oceania[edit]

Host country	Host city	Mission	Head of mission	Concurrent accreditation	Ref.
Australia	Canberra	High Commission	Annette Faye King		[8]
	Melbourne	Consulate General	Vanessa Anne O'Neill		[8][10]
	Sydney	Consulate General	William Joseph Dobbie		[8][11]
Fiji	Suva	High Commission	Jonathan Curr		[8]
Cook Islands	Avarua	High Commission	Tui Dewes		[8]
Kiribati	Tarawa	High Commission	Paul Wallis		[8]
Niue	Alofi	High Commission	Helen Tunnah		[8]
Papua New Guinea	Port Moresby	High Commission	Philip Taula		[8]
Samoa	Apia	High Commission	Trevor Matheson		[8]
Solomon Islands	Honiara	High Commission	Georgina Roberts		[8]
Tonga	Nukuʻalofa	High Commission	Tiffany Babington		[8]
Vanuatu	Port Vila	High Commission	Jonathan Schwass		[8]

Multilateral organisations[edit]

Organization	Host City	Host country	Mission	Head of mission	Concurrent accreditation	Ref.
Association of Southeast Asian Nations	Jakarta	Indonesia	Permanent Mission
European Union	Brussels	Belgium	Permanent Mission	Carl Reaich	International Organizations:  NATO
United Nations	New York City	United States	Permanent Mission	Craig Hawke
	Geneva	Switzerland	Permanent Mission	Lucy Duncan	International Organizations: Conference on Disarmament
World Trade Organization	Geneva	Switzerland	Permanent Mission	David Walker

Gallery[edit]

• 

  High Commission in Canberra

• 

  Embassy in Dublin

• 

  High Commission in London

• 

  Embassy in Madrid

• 

  Building hosting the Embassy in Mexico City

• 

  Embassy in Moscow

• 

  High Commission in New Delhi

• 

  High Commission in Nukuʻalofa

• 

  Building hosting the High Commission in Ottawa

• 

  Embassy in Paris

• 

  Embassy in Stockholm

• 

  Embassy in Tokyo

• 

  Embassy in Vienna

• 

  Building hosting the Embassy in Warsaw

• 

  Embassy in Washington, D.C.

• 

  Permanent Mission and Consulate-General in Geneva

Closed missions[edit]

Africa[edit]

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year closed	Ref.
Zimbabwe	Harare	Embassy	1998	[12]

Americas[edit]

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year closed	Ref.
Peru	Lima	Embassy	1990	[12]
Canada	Toronto	Consulate General	1982	[12]

Asia[edit]

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year closed	Ref.
Afghanistan	Kabul	Embassy	2014	[12]
Bahrain	Manama	Embassy	1991	[12]
Iraq	Baghdad	Embassy	2020	[12][13]
Japan	Osaka	Consulate-General	1999	[12]
South Vietnam	Saigon	Embassy	1975	[12]

Europe[edit]

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year closed	Ref.
Greece	Athens	Embassy	1991	[12]

Oceania[edit]

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year closed	Ref.
Australia	Adelaide	Consulate-General	1990	[12]
	Brisbane	Consulate-General	2010	[12]
	Perth	Consulate-General	1990	[12]

See also[edit]

• Foreign relations of New Zealand
• List of diplomatic missions in New Zealand
• Visa policy of New Zealand
• Visa requirements for New Zealand citizens

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand