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The high commission is located in Canberra, Australia's capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident high commissioner in Australia since 1943. As fellow members of the Commonwealth of Nations, diplomatic relations between New Zealand and Australia are at governmental level, rather than between heads of state.
The DIC Department Store Building in Lambton Quay, Wellington, home of the first Australian Trade Commission in New Zealand in 1934. The first official Australian representation in New Zealand dates back to March 1934, when the Commonwealth government of Joseph Lyons as part of its policy of expanding trade connections in the Asia-Pacific region, appointed prominent businessman Robert Henry ...
New Zealand independence was a gradual process, and the establishment of an independent New Zealand diplomatic service was similarly gradual. At first, New Zealand's foreign affairs were handled by the United Kingdom, and the only diplomacy conducted by the colonial government in New Zealand were negotiations with the British authorities.
Countries with consulates-general only in Australia Consulates were operating in Australian cities long before the Commonwealth of Australia was founded in 1901. The United States opened a consulate in Sydney in 1836, with other countries later following including Switzerland (1855), Germany (1879) and Japan (1896, in Townsville ).
Australia's diplomatic missions have a key focus on Commonwealth, Asian, and Pacific Islander countries. Under the terms of the Canada–Australia Consular Services Sharing Agreement, the two countries provide consular services to each other's citizens at a number of locations around the world. At this time, there are 12 cities where Canadians ...
New Zealand Ambassador to Timor-Leste His Excellency Tony Fautua and his wife sing a hymn in comfort to those suffering from the effects of the recent Christchurch earthquake. The embassy is located in Dili, East Timor's capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident ambassador in East Timor since 2005, and a resident Head of Mission since ...
A New Zealand resident visa stamp granted on arrival under Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement on an Australian travel document. The Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement (TTTA) is an arrangement between Australia and New Zealand which allows for the free movement of citizens of one of these countries to the other.
This is a list of diplomatic missions in New Zealand. At present there are 49 embassies/high commissions resident in Wellington , the capital. About ninety other countries accredit their ambassadors from elsewhere.