List of high commissioners of New Zealand to India

The high commissioner of New Zealand to India is New Zealand's foremost diplomatic representative in India, and in charge of New Zealand's diplomatic mission in India. As fellow members of the Commonwealth of Nations, they exchange diplomatic relations in governmental level rather than through heads of state. Thus the countries exchange high commissioners, rather than ambassadors.

Patrick Rata
New Zealand Ambassador to India
Assumed office
2024
Preceded byDavid Pine

The high commission is located in New Delhi, India's capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident high commissioner in India since 1970, except for a period from 1982 until 1985. The high commissioner to India is concurrently accredited to Bangladesh and Nepal

List of heads of mission

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High commissioners to India

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Resident HCs
 
Fred de Malmanche (right) meeting Jawaharlal Nehru (left) in March 1963
 
Norman Kirk at the High Commissioner's reception on 29 December 1973 with Mrs Cunninghame, the wife of the New Zealand High Commissioner, and Indira Gandhi

Post vacant (1971–1972)

Non-resident high commissioners, resident in Wellington
Resident HCs

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Acting High Commissioner only.
  2. ^ "Foreign Minister announces two diplomatic appointments". New Zealand Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.

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