List of high Commissioners of New Zealand to the United Kingdom - wikipedia List of high Commissioners of New Zealand to the United Kingdom The high commissioner of New Zealand to the United Kingdom is New Zealand 's foremost diplomatic representative in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and in charge of New Zealand 's diplomatic mission in the United Kingdom. The High Commission of New Zealand is located in London, the United Kingdom 's capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident high commissioner in the United Kingdom since 1905, and a resident Agent - General since 1871. The high commissioner to the United Kingdom is concurrently accredited as Ambassador to the Republic of Ireland and High Commissioner to Nigeria. As New Zealand was created as a part of the British Empire, its diplomatic relationship with the United Kingdom is its longest - standing ; the position of high commissioner in London pre-dates New Zealand 's dominion status by two years, the Balfour Declaration of 1926 by 21 years, and the adoption of the Statute of Westminster of 1931 by 42 years. New Zealand appointed a high commissioner to Canada in 1942, and a high commissioner to Australia in 1943. As fellow members of the Commonwealth of Nations, diplomatic relations between New Zealand and the United Kingdom are at governmental level, rather than between Heads of State, with member countries exchanging high commissioners, rather than ambassadors. Sir Jerry Mateparae, The current high commissioner Contents 1 List of heads of mission 1.1 Agents - General in the United Kingdom 1.2 High Commissioners to the United Kingdom 2 Footnotes 3 References List of heads of mission Agents - General in the United Kingdom Name Portrait Monarch Took Office Left Office Dr Isaac Earl Featherston Victoria 1871 1876 Sir Julius Vogel 1876 1880 Sir Dillon Bell 1880 1891 Sir Westby Perceval 1891 1895 5 William Pember Reeves Victoria Edward VII 1895 1905 High Commissioners to the United Kingdom Name Portrait Monarch Took Office Left Office William Pember Reeves Edward VII 1905 1908 Sir William Hall - Jones Edward VII George V 1908 1912 Sir Thomas Mackenzie George V 1912 1920 Sir James Allen 1920 1926 5 Sir James Parr 1926 1930 6 Sir Thomas Wilford 1930 1935 Sir James Parr, 2nd time George V Edward VIII 1935 1936 7 Sir Bill Jordan Edward VIII George VI 1936 1951 8 Sir Frederick Doidge George VI, Elizabeth II 1951 1955 9 Sir Clifton Webb Elizabeth II 1955 1958 Dr Richard Mitchelson Campbell ( acting ) 1958 1958 George Laking ( acting ) 1958 1961 10 Sir Thomas Macdonald 1961 1968 11 Sir Denis Blundell 1968 1972 Merwyn Norrish ( acting ) 1972 1973 12 Sir Terry McCombs 1973 13 Hugh Watt 1976 14 Sir Douglas Carter 1976 1979 15 Les Gandar 1979 1982 16 Bill Young 1982 1985 17 Joe Walding 1985 18 Bryce Harland 1985 1991 19 George Gair 1991 1994 20 John Collinge 1994 1997 21 Richard Grant 1997 1999 22 Paul East 1999 2002 23 Russell Marshall 2002 2005 24 Jonathan Hunt 2005 2008 25 Derek Leask 2008 2013 26 Sir Lockwood Smith 2013 2017 27 Sir Jerry Mateparae 2017 incumbent Footnotes ^ Jump up to : Acting high commissioner only. References `` Heads of Missions List : U ''. New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. 8 July 2006. Archived from the original on 30 September 2006. Heads of missions from New Zealand Ambassadors Argentina Belgium Brazil Chile China France Germany Indonesia Iran Italy Japan Mexico Netherlands Philippines Poland Russia Saudi Arabia South Korea Soviet Union Spain Thailand Timor - Leste Turkey United States Vietnam High commissioners Australia Barbados Canada Fiji India Kiribati Malaysia Papua New Guinea Samoa Singapore Solomon Islands South Africa Tonga United Kingdom Vanuatu Permanent representatives United Nations -- New York United Nations -- Geneva United Nations -- Vienna UNESCO Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_high_commissioners_of_New_Zealand_to_the_United_Kingdom&oldid=848418029 '' Categories : Lists of High Commissioners of New Zealand Lists of ambassadors to the United Kingdom High Commissioners of New Zealand to the United Kingdom Ireland and the Commonwealth of Nations New Zealand and the Commonwealth of Nations Nigeria and the Commonwealth of Nations United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from January 2012 Use dmy dates from September 2011 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 1 July 2018, at 19 : 46 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: who is the new zealand high commissioner in london
Answer: Sir Jerry Mateparae