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| Country | Name | Position | Commenced term |
| Stuart Prior | Ambassador | 2003 | |
| Geoff Ward | Ambassador | 2000 | |
| John Larkindale | Ambassador | 1996 | |
| Richard Woods | Ambassador | 28 Apr 1994 | |
| Gerald McGhie | Ambassador | 3 Jun 1993 | |
| (all resident in Moscow) | |||
| Trevor Matheson | Ambassador | 15 April 2008 | |
| Jim Howell | Ambassador | 7 Apr 2003 | |
| Laurie Markes | Ambassador | 2000 | |
| David Payton | Ambassador | 10 Nov 1997 | |
| Graeme Ammundsen | Ambassador | 1995 | |
| Gordon Parkinson | Ambassador | 30 Jun 1993 | |
| Win Cochrane | Ambassador | 1989 | |
| (all resident in Riyadh) | |||
| Resident representation since: 1871 | |||
| Rt Hon Jonathan Hunt | High Commissioner | 2005 | |
| Hon Russell Marshall | High Commissioner | 2002 | |
| Rt Hon Paul East | High Commissioner | 1999 | |
| Richard Grant | High Commissioner | 1 May 1997 | |
| John Collinge | High Commissioner | April 1994 | |
| Hon George Gair | High Commissioner | 3 Jun 1991 | |
| Bryce Harland | High Commissioner | 15 Oct 1985 | |
| Hon Joe Walding | High Commissioner (died in office) | 21 Feb 1985 | |
| Hon Bill Young | High Commissioner | 27 Sep 1982 | |
| Hon Les Gandar | High Commissioner | 16 Jul 1979 | |
| Hon Sir Douglas Carter | High Commissioner | 21 Jun 1976 | |
| Rt Hon Hugh Watt | High Commissioner | 22 Mar 1975 | |
| Terence McCombs | High Commissioner | 15 Mar 1973 | |
| Merwyn Norrish | Acting High Commissioner | Aug 1972 | |
| Sir Denis Blundell | High Commissioner | May 1968 | |
| Hon Sir Thomas Macdonald | High Commissioner | Mar 1961 | |
| George Laking | Acting High Commissioner | Sep 1958 | |
| Dr R M Campbell | Acting High Commissioner | Apr 1958 | |
| Hon Sir Clifton Webb | High Commissioner | Jan 1955 | |
| Hon Sir Frederick Doidge | High Commissioner | Sep 1951 | |
| Rt Hon Sir William Jordan | High Commissioner | Sep 1936 | |
| Hon Sir James Parr | High Commissioner | 1935 | |
| Sir Thomas Wilford | High Commissioner | 1930 | |
| Hon Sir James Parr | High Commissioner | Jan 1926 | |
| Hon Sir James Allen | High Commissioner | Aug 1920 | |
| Hon Sir Thomas MacKenzie | High Commissioner | Aug 1912 | |
| C.W.F Palliser | High Commissioner | Jun 1912 | |
| Sir William Hall-Jones | High Commissioner | Dec 1908 | |
| Hon W P Reeves | High Commissioner | Jun 1905 | |
| Hon William Pember Reeves | Agent-General | Dec 1895 | |
| Sir Westby Brook Perceval | Agent-General | Sep 1891 | |
| Sir Francis Dillon Bell | Agent-General | Dec 1880 | |
| Sir Julius Vogel | Agent-General | Sep 1876 | |
| Dr I E Featherston | Agent-General | Mar 1871 | |
New York Permanent Mission |
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| Rosemary Banks | Permanent Representative | 8 Jun 2005 | |
| Don MacKay | Permanent Representative | Jan 2001 | |
| Michael Powles | Permanent Representative | Oct 1996 | |
| Colin Keating | Permanent Representative | 16 Jun 1993 | |
| Terence O’Brien | Permanent Representative | 25 Aug 1990 | |
| Dame Ann Hercus | Permanent Representative | 1 Sep 1988 | |
| David McDowell | Permanent Representative | 4 Oct 1985 | |
| Bryce Harland | Permanent Representative | 29 Oct 1982 | |
| Tim Francis | Permanent Representative | 5 Sep 1978 | |
| Malcolm Templeton | Permanent Representative | 21 Aug 1973 | |
| John Scott | Permanent Representative | 11 Feb 1969 | |
| Norm Farrell | Acting Permanent Representative | 25 Jan 1968 | |
| Charles Craw | Permanent Representative | 12 Jul 1967 | |
| Frank Corner | Permanent Representative | 16 May 1962 | |
| Foss Shanahan | Permanent Representative | 17 Sep 1958 | |
| Sir Leslie Munro | Permanent Representative | 31 Jan 1952 | |
| Sir Carl Berendsen | Permanent Representative | 20 May 1949 | |
Geneva Permanent Mission |
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| Don MacKay | Permanent Representative | 13 Mar 2006 | |
| Tim Caughley | Permanent Representative | Feb 2002 | |
| Roger Farrell | Permanent Representative | 1998 | |
| Wade Armstrong | Permanent Representative | Jun 1994 | |
| Alastair Bisley | Permanent Representative | Jul 1991 | |
| Tim Hannah | Permanent Representative | 24 Jan 1990 | |
| Graham Fortune | Permanent Representative | 1 Jul 1987 | |
| Richard Nottage | Permanent Representative | 14 May 1984 | |
| Roger Peren | Permanent Representative | 5 Apr 1983 | |
| Terence O’Brien | Permanent Representative | 25 Apr 1980 | |
| Ted Farnon | Permanent Representative | 14 Jan 1977 | |
| G L Easterbrook- Smith | Permanent Representative | Dec 1973 | |
| Brian Lendrum | Permanent Representative | 15 Jun 1971 | |
| Helen Hampton | Permanent Representative | 29 Apr 1968 | |
| Gray Thorp | Permanent Representative | Feb 1965 | |
| Doug Zohrab | Permanent Representative | Aug 1961 | |
| Geneva (Conference on Disarmament – from 1998 NZ Permanent Mission for Disarmament) |
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| Don Mackay | Permanent Representative | 13 Mar 2006 | |
| Tim Caughley | Ambassador | Feb 2002 | |
| Clive Pearson | Ambassador | 1998 | |
| Clive Pearson | Permanent Representative | Jul 1997 | |
| Wade Armstrong | Permanent Representative | Jul 1996 | |
| Wade Armstrong | Head of Observer Delegation | Jun 1994 | |
Geneva: World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) |
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| Crawford Falconer | Permanent Representative | Aug 2005 | |
| Tony Lynch | Charge d’Affaires | 2005 | |
Geneva: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) |
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| Crawford Falconer | Permanent Representative | Aug 2005 | |
| Tony Lynch | Charge d’Affaires | 2005 | |
Nairobi (UNEP) |
Tim Caughley | Permanent Representative | Feb 2002 |
| (resident in Geneva) | |||
| Roger Farrell | Permanent Representative | 1998 | |
| Wade Armstrong | Permanent Representative | 1994 | |
| Warwick Hutchings | Permanent Representative | 1992 | |
| (resident in Harare) | |||
| Peter Aitken | Permanent Representative | 1991 | |
| Doug Law | Permanent Representative | Nov 1989 | |
| The appointment then returned to Athens in late 1986, but there is a gap for some years. | |||
| Chris Laidlaw | Permanent Delegate (resident in Harare) | 1986 | |
| Don Harper | Permanent Delegate | 1984 | |
| (resident in Athens) | |||
| Paul Cotton | Permanent Delegate | 1983 | |
Paris (UNESCO) |
Linda Te Puni | Permanent Delegate | Jun 2004 |
| Simon Gimson | Permanent Delegate | Jul 2000 | |
| Hon Russell Marshall | Permanent Delegate | 1998 | |
| Rachel Fry | Permanent Delegate | 1996 | |
| Nick Hurley | Permanent Delegate | 5 Mar 1992 | |
| Peter Heenan | Permanent Delegate | 1988 | |
| Nancy Mullins | Permanent Delegate | 1985 | |
| Neil Walter | Permanent Delegate | 7 May 1981 | |
| David Caffin | Permanent Delegate | 4 Jan 1980 | |
| C E Beeby | Permanent Delegate | Aug 1960 | |
Rome (FAO) |
Julie MacKenzie | Permanent Representative | 11 Sep 2003 |
| Peter Bennett | Permanent Representative | 30 Nov 1998 | |
| Judith Trotter | Permanent Representative | 7 Nov 1994 | |
| Peter Bennett | Permanent Representative | 4 Oct 1991 | |
| John Ryan | Permanent Representative | 15 Jun 1989 | |
| Don MacKay | Permanent Representative | 21 Feb 1986 | |
| Daniel Richards | Permanent Representative | 1 Sep 1983 | |
| Win Cochrane | Permanent Representative | 12 Mar 1981 | |
| Alison Pearce | Permanent Representative | 28 Jan 1977 | |
| Neil Plimmer | Permanent Representative | 12 Jun 1974 | |
Rome (IFAD) |
Julie MacKenzie | Governor | 12 Nov 2003 |
| Peter Bennett | Governor | 19 Nov 1998 | |
| Judith Trotter | Governor | 7 Nov 1994 | |
| Peter Bennett | Governor | 4 Oct 1991 | |
| John Ryan | Governor | 15 Jun 1989 | |
| Don MacKay | Governor | 21 Feb 1986 | |
| Daniel Richards | Governor | 1 Sep 1983 | |
| Win Cochrane | Governor | 7 Jan 1980 | |
| Alison Pearce | Governor | 20 Dec 1979 | |
| Hon Eric Halstead | Governor | 9 Dec 1977 | |
Vienna |
Barbara Bridge | Permanent Representative | Mar 2002 |
| Joan Mosley | Permanent Representative | 1997 | |
| Alan Cook | Permanent Representative | 1993 | |
| Barry Brooks | Permanent Representative | 1990 | |
| Don Walker | Permanent Representative | 1985 | |
| Hugo Judd | Permanent Representative | 1982 | |
Washington DC |
Resident representation since: 1941 | ||
| Roy Ferguson | Ambassador | Feb 2006 | |
| John Wood | Ambassador | Jan 2002 | |
| Rt Hon Jim Bolger | Ambassador | 10 Sep 1998 | |
| John Wood | Ambassador | 23 Jun 1994 | |
| Denis McLean | Ambassador | 11 Apr 1991 | |
| Tim Francis | Ambassador | 20 Feb 1988 | |
| Rt Hon Sir Wallace Rowling | Ambassador | 5 Mar 1985 | |
| Rt Hon Lancelot Adams- Schneider | Ambassador | 18 May 1982 | |
| Hon Frank Gill | Ambassador (died in office March 1982) | 29 Aug 1980 | |
| Merwyn Norrish | Ambassador | 7 Apr 1978 | |
| Lloyd White | Ambassador | 2 Oct 1972 | |
| Frank Corner | Ambassador | 14 Jun 1967 | |
| George Laking | Ambassador | 1961 | |
| Lloyd White | Chargé d’Affaires | 1958 | |
| Sir Leslie Munro | Minister | 1952 | |
| Sir Carl Berendsen | Minister | 1944 | |
| Sir Walter Nash | Minister | 1941 | |
Honolulu |
J L Bell | Trade Correspondent | 1982 |
| J Degnan | Trade Correspondent | 1981 | |
| R G Brookes | Trade Correspondent | 1977 | |
| G R Eade | Trade Correspondent | 1976 | |
| This appointment seems to have lapsed in 1987 | |||
Los Angeles |
Rob Taylor | Consul-General | 3 May 2004 |
| Darryl Dunn | Consul-General | Apr 2000 | |
| Jim Howell | Consul-General | 1996 | |
| Terry Baker | Consul-General | 1991 | |
| Kate Lackey | Consul-General | 29 Nov 1987 | |
| Peter Heenan | Consul-General | 29 Jul 1983 | |
| David Gamble | Consul-General | 24 Jun 1980 | |
| Frank Muller | Consul-General | 4 Apr 1977 | |
| Don Harper | Consul-General | 7 Aug 1975 | |
| Ken Cunningham | Consul-General | 22 Jun 1973 | |
| Graeme Eskrigge | Consul-in-Charge | 1 Feb 1973 | |
| Mac Chapman | Consul-General | 19 Jan 1968 | |
| J P Greig | Acting Consul | 11 May 1964 | |
| H K Ford | TEAL Representative | Feb 1964 | |
| W Scott | Travel Commissioner | Feb 1964 | |
| Trade/Travel Commissioner | 1935-49 | ||
New York |
Jane Cunliffe | Consul-General and Trade Commissioner | 1996 |
| Peter MacDonald | Consul-General and Trade Commissioner | 1995 | |
| The Consulate-General was closed in late 1989 or early 1990 but was later reopened. | |||
| John Bryan | Acting Consul-General | 1989 | |
| Paul Cotton | Consul-General | 1988 | |
| Win Cochrane | Consul-General | 8 Aug 1983 | |
| Brian Smith | Consul-General | 20 Mar 1980 | |
| John Ross | Consul-General | 25 Oct 1977 | |
| Harle Freeman-Greene | Consul-General | 8 May 1975 | |
| Paul Cotton | Consul-General | 13 Apr 1973 | |
| R J Lawrence | Consul-General | May 1968 | |
| Richard Taylor | Consul-General | Jul 1965 | |
| Paul Gabites | Consul-General | Jul 1960 | |
| R J Lawrence | Acting Consul-General | Jul 1958 | |
| Tom Davin | Consul-General | 12 Jul 1956 | |
| Mac Chapman | Vice-Consul | 27 Jun 1955 | |
| Denis Dunlop | Vice-Consul | Jan 1952 | |
| Jim Weir | Vice-Consul | Sep 1950 | |
| George Laking | Consul-General with jurisdiction over the entire US – resident in Washington | Sep 1950 | |
| D W Woodward | Consul-General | 12 Nov 1948 | |
| T O W Brebner | Consul-General | 27 Dec 1946 | |
| T O W Brebner | Consul | 29 Nov 1945 | |
| T O W Brebner | Official Representative of the Customs Dept in Canada and the US | 1939 | |
| W J Stevenson | Official Representative of the Customs Dept in Canada and the US | 1923 | |
| John Adank | Consul-General | 2004 | |
| Penelope Riding | Consul-General | 2001 | |
| Mac Price | Consul-General | late 1998/1999 | |
| Peter Hamilton | Consul-General | 1997 | |
| Peter Heenan | Consul-General | Jun 1994 | |
| Adrian Simcock | Consul-General | Mar 1991 | |
| Dick Martin | Consul-General | 1988 | |
| Brian Absolum | Consul-General | 1987 | |
| This appointment appears to have been discontinued by 1978. | |||
| R Gibson | Trade Correspondent | 1976 | |
| (all resident in Apia) | |||
San Francisco |
The Consulate-General was closed in 1986. | ||
| Bart Finny | Consul-General | 6 Mar 1981 | |
| Graeme Pirie | Consul-General | 25 Jan 1978 | |
| S M Hope | Consul-General | 14 Sep 1973 | |
| Dick Sharp | Consul-General | 24 Jul 1970 | |
| Jim Hale | Consul-General | 23 Nov 1965 | |
| Mac Chapman | Consul-General | 21 Aug 1963 | |
| Bill Challis | Consul-General | 13 Jul 1960 | |
| R M Firth | Travel Commissioner | 1950 | |
| T O W Brebner | Consul-General | 12 Nov 1948 | |
| Carl Worker | Ambassador | 2001 | |
| Caroline Forsyth | Ambassador | Apr 1998 | |
| David McKee | Ambassador | 1996 | |
| (resident in Santiago) | |||
| Frank Wilson | Ambassador | 8 Oct 1992 | |
| Paul Tipping | Ambassador | 23 Jun 1988 | |
| Stuart Prior | Ambassador | 2003 | |
| Geoff Ward | Ambassador | 2000 | |
| John Larkindale | Ambassador | 1996 | |
| Richard Woods | Ambassador | 19 Sep 1994 | |
| Gerald McGhie | Ambassador | 12 May 1992 | |
| (all resident in Moscow) | |||
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