List of High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to New Zealand

Countries belonging to the Commonwealth of Nations typically exchange High Commissioners, rather than Ambassadors. Though there are a few technical differences, they are in practice one and the same office.

Since 1970, the British High Commissioner to New Zealand doubles as the (non-resident) Governor of the Pitcairn Islands, a British Overseas Territory; the High Commissioner also serves as the British High Commissioner to Samoa.

The following persons have served as British High Commissioner to New Zealand since 1939:

• Sir Harry Batterbee GCMG KCVO MA (1939–1945)
• Sir Patrick Duff KCB KCVO (1945–1949)
• Sir Roy Price KCMG (1949–1953)
• General Sir Geoffrey Scoones KCB, KBE, CSI, DSO, MC (1953–1957)
• Sir Howard George Charles Mallaby KCMG OBE (1957–1959)
• The Hon. Sir Francis Cumming-Bruce KCMG (1959–1963)
• Sir Arthur Norman Galsworthy KCMG (1969–1973)
• Sir David Aubrey Scott KCMG OBE (1973–1975)
• Sir Harold Smedley KCMG MBE (1976–1980)
• Sir Richard Stratton KCMG (1980–1984)
• Terence Daniel O'Leary CMG (1984–1987)
• Robin Byatt CMG (1987–1990)
• David Moss (1990–1994)
• Robert John Alston CMG QSO (1994–1998)
• Martin Williams (1998–2001)
• Richard Fell CVO (2001–2006)^[1]
• The Hon. George Fergusson (2006–2010)^[2]
• Victoria Treadell CMG MVO (2010)^[3]

References

1. ^ Foreign & Commonwealth Office (2002-02-18). "Change of High Commissioner to New Zealand". Press release. http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/news/latest-news/?view=PressR&id=2019989. Retrieved 2010-04-07. 
2. ^ Foreign & Commonwealth Office (2008-02-08). "Change of High Commissioner to New Zealand". Press release. http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/news/latest-news/?view=PressR&id=2000663. Retrieved 2010-04-07. 
3. ^ Foreign & Commonwealth Office (2009-09-10). "Change of High Commissioner to New Zealand". Press release. http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/news/latest-news/?view=PressR&id=20829425. Retrieved 2010-04-07.