List of Canadian High Commissioners to New Zealand
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List of Canadian High Commissioners to New Zealand
. The High Commission in Wellington
also includes diplomatic ties to the Cook Islands
and Niue
as part of its region of responsibility but is not formally accredited to either.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. The High Commission in Wellington
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
also includes diplomatic ties to the Cook Islands
Cook Islands
The Cook Islands is a self-governing parliamentary democracy in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand...
and Niue
Niue
Niue , is an island country in the South Pacific Ocean. It is commonly known as the "Rock of Polynesia", and inhabitants of the island call it "the Rock" for short. Niue is northeast of New Zealand in a triangle between Tonga to the southwest, the Samoas to the northwest, and the Cook Islands to...
as part of its region of responsibility but is not formally accredited to either.
| High Commissioner | Start of Term | End of Term |
|---|---|---|
| Walter Alexander Riddell Walter Alexander Riddell Walter Alexander Riddell was a Canadian civil servant, diplomat, and academic. He was the Canadian Advisory Officer to the League of Nations from 1924 to 1937.... |
1940 | 1946 |
| Alfred Rive | 1946 | 1952 |
| Egerton Herbert Norman | 1953 | 1956 |
| Kenneth Porter Kirkwood | 1956 | 1957 |
| Charles Eustace McGaughey | 1957 | 1958 |
| George Robert Cawdron Heasman | 1957 | 1963 |
| Kenneth Joseph Burbridge Kenneth Joseph Burbridge Kenneth Joseph Burbridge was a Canadian diplomat. He was High Commissioner to New Zealand.- External links :*... |
1962 | 1967 |
| Ronald Macalister Macdonnell | 1966 | 1970 |
| John Alpine Dougan | 1970 | 1974 |
| Clive Edward Glover | 1974 | 1978 |
| Irene Elizabeth Johnson | 1978 | 1981 |
| Charles Odilon Roger Rousseau | 1981 | 1985 |
| Albert Douglas Small | 1985 | 1989 |
| William Esmond Jarvis | 1990 | 1994 |
| Robert A. Wright | 1994 | 1997 |
| Valerie Raymond | 1997 | 2001 |
| John F. Donaghy | 2001 | 2005 |
| Penny Reedie Penny Reedie Penny B. Reedie, PhD, MA, BA is a Canadian diplomat. As of 2005, she is High Commissioner to New Zealand. Reedie has worked for the Department of Justice, the Privy Council Office, Department of Finance and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police... |
2005 | 2009 |
| Caroline Chrétien | 2009 | present |