List of high commissioners of New Zealand to Australia

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High Commissioner of New Zealand to Australia
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Incumbent
Andrew Needs
since 22 April 2024
Style His Excellency
Appointer Governor-General of New Zealand
Term length At His Majesty's Pleasure
Inaugural holder Carl Berendsen
Formation27 February 1943

The high commissioner of New Zealand to Australia is New Zealand's foremost diplomatic representative in the Commonwealth of Australia, and in charge of New Zealand's diplomatic mission in Australia.

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The high commission is located in Canberra, Australia's capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident high commissioner in Australia since 1943.

As fellow members of the Commonwealth of Nations, diplomatic relations between New Zealand and Australia are at governmental level, rather than between heads of state. Thus, the countries exchange high commissioners, rather than ambassadors.

List of heads of mission

High commissioners to Australia

The following individuals have held the office of high commissioner to Australia resident in Canberra: [1]

No.NamePortraitTerm of office
1 Carl Berendsen Carl Berendsen.jpg 27 February 19435 April 1944
2 Jim Barclay James Gillespie Barclay.jpg 5 April 194431 August 1950
3 Lisle Alderton [2] No image.png 31 August 19501 April 1958
4 Fred Jones Fred Jones 1935.jpg 1 April 195831 May 1961
5 Syd Johnston No image.png 31 May 196110 May 1963†
6 Jack Shepherd
(acting)		 No image.png 11 May 196311 April 1964
7 Luke Hazlett No image.png 11 April 196410 August 1970
8 Arthur Yendell No image.png 10 August 19709 May 1973
9 Eric Chapman No image.png 9 May 19732 August 1976
10 Laurie Francis Laurie Francis (crop).jpg 2 August 197629 January 1985
11 Graham Ansell No image.png 29 January 198531 May 1989
12 Ted Woodfield Ted Woodfield (cropped).jpg 31 May 198913 June 1994
13 Graham Fortune No image.png 13 June 19943 March 1999
14 Simon Murdoch Simon Murdoch CNZM investiture 02.jpg 3 March 199921 September 2002
15 Kate Lackey Kate Lackey 2008 (cropped).jpg 21 September 20029 November 2006
16 John Larkindale No image.png 9 November 20064 May 2011
17 Martyn Dunne Martyn Dunne QSO (cropped).jpg 4 May 201121 November 2013
18 Chris Seed [3] Chris Seed (crop).jpg 21 November 20137 December 2018
19 Annette King Dame Annette King.jpg 7 December 201822 December 2023
20 Andrew Needs Andrew Needs 2008 (cropped).jpg 22 April 2024 [4] present

Notes

  1. ↑ "Heads of Missions List: A". New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 8 July 2006. Archived from the original on 30 September 2006.
  2. ↑ "Mr. G. E. Alderton New Zealand High Commissioner". The Canberra Times. 14 July 1950. p. 4. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Foreign embassies and consulates in Australia - Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade". Protocol.dfat.gov.au. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Foreign embassies and consulates in Australia – New Zealand". Australian Government – Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 11 March 2025.

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