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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 it is expanding its commercial reach.

As New Zealand is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, its diplomatic missions in the capitals of fellow member-states are called High Commissions, as opposed to embassies.

This listing excludes honorary consulates and trade offices, except for the New Zealand Commerce and Industry Office in Taipei, which serves as a de facto embassy to Taiwan.

History

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 its 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 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

Africa

Host country Host city Mission Head of mission Concurrent accreditation Ref.
 Egypt Cairo Embassy Amy Laurenson
Countries:
 [2]
 Ethiopia Addis Ababa Embassy Michael Upton
Countries:
International Organizations:
 [3][4]
 South Africa Pretoria High Commission Emma Dunlop-Bennett
Countries:
 [3][5]

Americas

Host country Host city Mission Head of mission Concurrent accreditation Ref.
 Argentina Buenos Aires Embassy Carl Worker
Countries:
 [6][7]
 Barbados Bridgetown High Commission Anton Ojala
Countries:
International Organizations:
 [6]
 Brazil Brasília Embassy Chris Langley [6]
São Paulo Consulate-General Karlene Davis [6]
 Canada Ottawa High Commission Martin Harvey [6]
Vancouver Consulate General Matt Ritchie [6]
 Chile Santiago de Chile Embassy Linda Te Puni
Countries:
 [6]
 Colombia Bogotá Embassy
Countries:
 [6]
 Mexico Mexico City Embassy Sara Meymand
Countries:
 [6]
 United States Washington, D.C. Embassy Rosemary Banks [6]
Honolulu Consulate-General Kevin Burnett [6]
Los Angeles Consulate-General Jeremy Clarke-Watson [6]
New York City Consulate-General Hannah Lee-Darboe [6]

Asia

Host country Host city Mission Head of mission Concurrent accreditation Ref.
 China Beijing Embassy Clare Fearnley
Countries:
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 Commission David Pine
Countries:
Mumbai Consulate-General Ralph Hays
 Indonesia Jakarta Embassy Kevin Burnett [4]
 Iran Tehran Embassy Hamish MacMaster
Countries:
 [2][4]
 Japan Tokyo Embassy Hamish Cooper
 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur High Commission Pamm Chong Dunn
Countries:
 Myanmar Yangon Embassy Steve Marshall
 Philippines Manila Embassy Peter Francis Tavita Kell
 Saudi Arabia Riyadh Embassy James Munro
Countries:
 [2]
 Singapore Singapore High Commission Jo Tyndall
 South Korea Seoul Embassy Philip Turner
Countries:
 Sri Lanka Colombo High Commission Michael Appleton
Countries:
 [8]
 Taiwan Taipei Commerce & Industry Office Moira Turley [9]
 Thailand Bangkok Embassy James Andersen,
Chargé d’Affaires, a.i.
Countries:
 Turkey Ankara Embassy Wendy Hinton
Countries:
 [2]
 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Embassy Matthew Hawkins
Countries:
 [2]
Dubai Consulate-General Clayton Kimpton
 Vietnam Hanoi Embassy Tredene Dobson
Ho Chi Minh City Consulate-General Anthony Martin

Europe

Host country Host city Mission Head of mission Concurrent accreditation Ref.
 Austria Vienna Embassy Nicole Roberton
Countries:
International Organizations:
 [10]
 Belgium Brussels Embassy Diana Reaich
Countries:
 [10]
 France Paris Embassy Jane Coombs
Countries:
International Organizations:
 [10]
Nouméa, New Caledonia Consulate-General [11]
 Germany Berlin Embassy Rupert Holborow
Countries:
 [10]
Hamburg Consulate-General Alison Dawn Adams [10]
 Ireland Dublin Embassy Trevor Mallard [10]
 Italy Rome Embassy Ant Simpson
Countries:
 [10]
Milan Consulate-General Austin Brick [10]
 Netherlands The Hague Embassy Lyndal Walker
International Organizations:
 [10]
 Poland Warsaw Embassy Alana Hudson
Countries:
 [10]
 Russia Moscow Embassy Si'alei van Toor
Countries:
 [10]
 Spain Madrid Embassy Nigel Fyfe
Countries:
 [10]
 Sweden Stockholm Embassy David Taylor
Countries:
 [10]
  Switzerland Geneva Consulate-General [12]
 United Kingdom London High Commission Phil Goff
International Organizations:
 [10][13]

Oceania

Host country Host city Mission Head of mission Concurrent accreditation Ref.
 Australia Canberra High Commission Annette Faye King [11]
Melbourne Consulate-General Vanessa Anne O'Neill [11][14]
Sydney Consulate-General William Joseph Dobbie [11][15]
 Fiji Suva High Commission Charlotte Darrow [11][5]
 Cook Islands Avarua High Commission Tui Dewes [11]
 Kiribati Tarawa High Commission Paul Wallis [11]
 Niue Alofi High Commission Helen Tunnah [11]
 Papua New Guinea Port Moresby High Commission Philip Taula [11]
 Samoa Apia High Commission Trevor Matheson [11]
 Solomon Islands Honiara High Commission Georgina Roberts [11]
 Tonga Nukuʻalofa High Commission Tiffany Babington [11]
 Vanuatu Port Vila High Commission Nicola Simmonds [11][5]

Multilateral organisations

Organization Host City Host country Mission Head of mission Concurrent accreditation Ref.
Association of Southeast Asian Nations Jakarta Indonesia Permanent Mission Stuart Donald Cave Calman
 European Union Brussels Belgium Permanent Mission Carl Reaich
International Organizations:
 United Nations New York City United States Permanent Mission Craig Hawke
Geneva Switzerland Permanent Mission Lucy Duncan
International Organizations:
 World Trade Organization Geneva Switzerland Permanent Mission David Walker
  • Building hosting the Embassy in Berlin
    Building hosting the Embassy in Berlin
  • High Commission in Canberra
    High Commission in Canberra
  • Embassy in Dublin
    Embassy in Dublin
  • Permanent Mission and Consulate-General in Geneva
    Permanent Mission and Consulate-General in Geneva
  • High Commission in London
    High Commission in London
  • Embassy in Madrid
    Embassy in Madrid
  • Building hosting the Embassy in Mexico City
    Building hosting the Embassy in Mexico City
  • Embassy in Moscow
    Embassy in Moscow
  • High Commission in New Delhi
    High Commission in New Delhi
  • High Commission in Nukuʻalofa
    High Commission in Nukuʻalofa
  • Building hosting the High Commission in Ottawa
    Building hosting the High Commission in Ottawa
  • Embassy in Paris
    Embassy in Paris
  • Building hosting the Embassy in Santiago
    Building hosting the Embassy in Santiago
  • Embassy in Stockholm
    Embassy in Stockholm
  • Embassy in Tokyo
    Embassy in Tokyo
  • Embassy in Vienna
    Embassy in Vienna
  • Building hosting the Embassy in Warsaw
    Building hosting the Embassy in Warsaw
  • Embassy in Washington, D.C.
    Embassy in Washington, D.C.

Closed missions

Africa

Host country Host city Mission Year closed Ref.
 Zimbabwe Harare Embassy 1998 [16]

Americas

Host country Host city Mission Year closed Ref.
 Peru Lima Embassy 1990 [16]
 Canada Toronto Consulate-General 1982 [16]

Asia

Host country Host city Mission Year closed Ref.
 Afghanistan Kabul Embassy 2014 [16]
 Bahrain Manama Embassy 1991 [16]
 Iraq Baghdad Embassy 2020 [16][17]
 Japan Osaka Consulate-General 1999 [16]
 South Vietnam Saigon Embassy 1975 [16]

Europe

Host country Host city Mission Year closed Ref.
 Greece Athens Embassy 1991 [16]

Oceania

Host country Host city Mission Year closed Ref.
 Australia Adelaide Consulate-General 1990 [16]
Brisbane Consulate-General 2010 [16]
Perth Consulate-General 1990 [16]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Accredited as an observer mission.

References

  1. ^ Young, Audrey (17 April 2008). "Foreign Ministry gets $621m boost". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Countries and Regions:Middle East". Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Countries and Regions:Africa". Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Minister of Foreign Affairs makes three diplomatic appointments". Beehive.gov.nz. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Minister of Foreign Affairs makes three diplomatic appointments". Beehive.gov.nz. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Countries and Regions:Americas". Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Misiones Diplomáticas Permanentes" (in Spanish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  8. ^ "New Zealand High Commission to Sri Lanka". Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  9. ^ Office, New Zealand Commerce and Industry. "Home". New Zealand Commerce and Industry Office.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Countries and Regions:Europe". Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Countries and Regions:Australia and Pacific". Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  12. ^ New Zealand Permanent Mission & Consulate-General in Geneva
  13. ^ "Bede Corry appointed as next High Commissioner to United Kingdom". Devdiscourse. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  14. ^ Trade, corporateName= Department of Foreign Affairs and. "The Department - About us - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade". protocol.dfat.gov.au.
  15. ^ Trade, corporateName= Department of Foreign Affairs and. "The Department - About us - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade". protocol.dfat.gov.au.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Our Story". www.mfat.govt.nz.
  17. ^ "Foreign Affairs Minister announces embassy closure in Iraq". The Beehive. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
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