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List Of High Commissioners Of New Zealand To Tonga
The high commissioner of New Zealand to Tonga is New Zealand's foremost diplomat, diplomatic representative in the Tonga, Kingdom of Tonga, and in charge of New Zealand's diplomatic mission in Tonga. The high commission is located in Nukuʻalofa, Nukualofa, Tonga's capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident high commissioner in Tonga since 1976. As fellow members of the Commonwealth of Nations, diplomatic relations between New Zealand and Tonga are at governmental level, rather than between Head of state, heads of state. Thus, the countries exchange high commissioners, rather than ambassadors. List of heads of mission High commissioners to Tonga Non-resident high commissioners to Tonga, resident in Samoa * Richard Taylor (diplomat), Richard Taylor (1970–1971) * Gray Thorp (1971–1975) * Paul Cotton (diplomat), Paul Cotton (1975–1976) Resident high commissioners to Tonga * Don Hunn (1976–1979) * Rod Gates (1979–1981) * John Brady (diplomat), John Brady (1981 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island country by area, covering . New Zealand is about east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps, owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland. The islands of New Zealand were the last large habitable land to be settled by humans. Between about 1280 and 1350, Polynesians began to settle in the islands and then developed a distinctive Māori culture. In 1642, the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight and record New Zealand. In 1840, representatives of the United Kingdom and Māori chiefs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |