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Customs is the oldest government department in New Zealand. [3] Formed on 5 January 1840, it pre-dates the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi by one month. [4] Its early establishment was necessary to collect revenue for the fledgling government, and over the years duties, tariffs and taxes collected by Customs have remained a major source of revenue for the country, although customs has also ...
The high commission is located in Pretoria, one of South Africa's three capital cities, where New Zealand has maintained a resident high commissioner in South Africa only since 1996. This is due to New Zealand's refusal to accredit a high commissioner (or an ambassador from 1961 to 1994) to South Africa during the Apartheid era as a matter of ...
Frequently New Zealand was the first country to establish a mission in these states. New Zealand also expanded into the Middle East, Latin America, Africa, and elsewhere in Asia. The early 1990s were a time of substantial reorganisation of New Zealand's diplomatic missions, and saw a number of closures.
SmartGate (eGate in New Zealand) is an automated self-service border control system operated by the Australian Border Force (ABF) and New Zealand Customs Service (NZCS) and located at immigration checkpoints in departure and arrival halls in ten Australian international airports, and 4 New Zealand international airports (as eGate).
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) was first established as the Department of External Affairs (NZDEA) on 11 June 1943 through an Act of Parliament.This decision was prompted by a need for New Zealand to conduct its own external relations and because New Zealand's neighbour Australia already had its own Department of External Affairs since 1921.
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The chancery was designed by the New Zealand architect Sir Miles Warren. In 1954, the present embassy site was purchased to accommodate all staff in one building, but the chancery was not constructed until 1975. The building won for its designer the 1981 New Zealand Institute of Architects National Award.
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