The High Commissioner from New Zealand to Canada is

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 count ...

's foremost

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Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

, and in charge of New Zealand's

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in Canada. The High Commission is located in

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, Ontario, Canada's capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident High Commissioner in Canada since 1942. It holds non-resident accreditation to the nation of Jamaica. Until 2014 the High Commissioner to Canada also held accreditation to:

Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate). ...

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, and

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. At that time a post was established in Bridgetown, Barbados with non-resident accreditation to many other isles in the Caribbean transferred. As fellow members of the

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, diplomatic relations between New Zealand and Canada are at

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al level, rather than between

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. Thus, the countries exchange High Commissioners, rather than

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List of heads of mission

High Commissioners to Canada

Frank Langstone Frank Langstone (10 December 1881 – 15 June 1969) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament, Cabinet Minister and High Commissioner to Canada. Biography Early life Langstone was born in Bulls probably on 10 December 1881. He was the fourth of ...

(1942) * Robert M. FirthActing High Commissioner only. (1942–1944) * David Wilson (1944–1947) *

Jim Thorn James Thorn (1 June 1882 – 21 November 1956) was a New Zealand politician and trade unionist. He was an organiser and candidate for the Independent Political Labour League, Social Democratic Party then the Labour Party. Biography Early li ...

(1947–1950) * Thomas Hislop (1950–1957) *

Tom Davin Tom Davin is an American businessman known as the CEO of Panda Restaurant Group. Early life Davin graduated from Duke University in 1979. He then joined the military where he served four years of infantry command assignments included roles as ...

(1957–1958) *

Foss Shanahan Foss Shanahan (10 June 1910 – 13 September 1964) was a New Zealand diplomat and public servant. Biography Shanahan was born on 10 June 1910 at Alexandra. He was educated at the Christian Brothers' Boys' School in Dunedin and Waitaki Boys' Hig ...

(1958–1961) *

John S. Reid John Stanhope Reid (25 March 1901 – 24 August 1985) was a New Zealand lawyer, public servant and diplomat. He served as first United Nations Resident Representative in Indonesia (1952–53), and New Zealand Ambassador to Tokyo (1956-61) and H ...

(1961–1965) * Sir

Leon Götz Sir Frank Leon Aroha Götz (12 September 1892 – 14 September 1970) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. Noted as a colourful character, he was commonly referred to by parliamentary colleagues as "the pirate" as he wore a black ...

(1965–1968) *

Dean Eyre Dean Jack Eyre (8 May 1914 – 19 May 2007) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. Biography Early life and career Eyre was born in Westport in 1914. His father was an official with the Customs Department and due to this the fa ...

(1968–1973) * Jack Shepherd (1973–1976) *

(1976–1980) *

Ed Latter Edward Gale Latter (29 February 1928 – 29 August 2016) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. Biography Latter was born in 1928 at Waiau. His parents were Edward Circuit Le Clere Latter and Moana Latter (née Gale). He rec ...

(1980–1985) *

John Wybrow John Francis William Wybrow (2 April 1928 – 29 July 2019) was a New Zealand politician and diplomat. He was the secretary of the Labour Party and later New Zealand's High Commissioner to Canada. Biography Early life and career Wybrow w ...

(1985–1988) * Bruce Brown (1988–1992) * Judith Trotter (1992–1994) *

Maurice McTigue Maurice Patrick McTigue (born 1940, in Methven) is a former New Zealand politician of the National Party. He was a Cabinet Minister in the Fourth National Government from 1990 to 1993, holding the Employment portfolio, among others. He repres ...

(1994–1997) *

Jim Gerard Richard James Gerard (born 20 October 1936) is a former New Zealand politician. He was a National Party Member of Parliament from 1984 to 1997. Early life Gerard was born on 20 October 1936 in Canterbury. His father was the National MP Geoff G ...

(1997–2000) *

Wade Armstrong Wade, WADE, or Wades may refer to: Places in the United States * Wade, California, a former settlement * Wade, Maine, a town * Wade, Mississippi, a census-designated place * Wade, North Carolina, a town * Wade, Ohio, an unincorporated commun ...

(2000–2003) * Graham Kelly (2003–2006) *

Kate Lackey Kate Lackey is a diplomat from New Zealand who was List of high commissioners of New Zealand to Australia, their high Commissioner to Australia (2002-2005) and in 1997, was appointed their first female Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Tra ...

(2006–2010) *

Andrew Needs Andrew is the English form of a given name common in many countries. In the 1990s, it was among the top ten most popular names given to boys in English-speaking countries. "Andrew" is frequently shortened to "Andy" or "Drew". The word is derived ...

(2010–2013) *

Simon Tucker Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...

(2013–2016) * Daniel Mellsop (2016–2020) * Martin Harvey (2020–present)

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