# List of ambassadors of China to New Zealand

The Ambassador of China to New Zealand is the official representative of the People's Republic of China to New Zealand.
The ambassador is also accredited to the Cook Islands and Niue.

## List of representatives

| Designated | Accredited | Consul General/Ambassador | Chinese language zh:中国驻新西兰大使列表 | Observations | Premier of China | Prime Minister of New Zealand | End of Term |
| May 1908 | | Yung-Liang Hwang | zh:黄荣良 | Consul (representative) (*1876 in Wuwei, Anhui) 1896: received the degree of A. B. from the University of Nanking. 1897–1899: professor and dean at the same institution. In October 1909, he served in New Zealand's first Consul General Consulate, Consul General in Australia. 1920 he was minister to Vienna, | Xuantong Emperor | Joseph Ward | May 1911 |
| May 1911 | | Wong Wing Leung | 夏廷献 | Consul (representative) | Xuantong Emperor | Joseph Ward | 1911 |
| 1911 | | Zhou Xi | 周玺 | Consul (representative) | Xuantong Emperor | Joseph Ward | |
| 9 December 1912 | 21 November 1913 | Kwei Chin | 桂植 | Consul (representative) | Yuan Shikai | Thomas Mackenzie | |
| 15 October 1917 | | Lin Shi Yuan | 林軾垣 | | Duan Qirui | William Massey | 5 August 1922 |
| 5 August 1922 | | Li Guangheng | 李光亨 | | Wang Ch'ung-hui | William Massey | |
| 1939 | | Wang Feng (1902) | 汪丰 | Consul General with the rank of Minister (* 1902 in Beiping) 1925: graduated from Nankai University, 1919–1925 took an active part in various students patriotic movements, Tientsin, 1926–1929: participated in revolutionary activities, concurrently engaged in the political training of the 33rd Army, Nationalist Northern Expeditionary Force, and in organizing the masses in Anhui; secretary, Ministry of Foreign affairs in Portuguese East Africa, Northern and Southern Rhodesia and Belgian Congo; Chinese Consul General at Wellington, New Zealand, 1939 and with the rank of Minister since 1946 | H. H. Kung | Michael Joseph Savage | 1946 |
| 29 April 1946 | | Wang Shih-Chieh | 余职慎 | (* 1891 – 1981) Consul General | Chiang Kai-shek | Peter Fraser | 13 December 1956 |
| 1953 | | Tien Fang Cheng | 田方城 | (* 1905 in Hupeh) m. Chou Wen-tsun; 4 children. Educ.: Grad., Coll. of Finance and Commerce; London Univ. Attache, Sec, Chinese Embassy, London, 33–41; Sec. and Sect. Chief, Min. of Foreign Affairs, 41–43; Sec, Chinese Legation to Portugal, 43–47; Sec, Office of Chinese Del. to UN, 1947/1948; Sec, Min. of Foreign Affairs, 48–49; Chief, Personnel Dept., Min. of Foreign Affairs, 49–53; Consul Gen., Wellington, 53–58. | Chen Cheng | Sidney Holland | 13 December 1958 |
| 1958 | | Daniel Yu-tang Lew | 劉毓棠 | Consul Gen., Wellington, 58–63 (*1913 in Guangzhou †2005 in Taipei) m. Zhang Yalan; 3 sons. Educ.: Grad., Yenching University; Ph.D, Harvard University, 1941. Secretary to the Chinese Ambassador in Washington, DC, 43–46; Secretary to the Chinese Delegation at the United Nations Charter Conference, San Francisco, 45; Secretary to the Prime Minister, Nanjing 47–48; Diplomatic Liaison Officer, Chinese Mission to Gen. Douglas MacArthur's Headquarters, Tokyo, 1950; Consul Gen., Vancouver, BC, Canada, 1956–58 | Chen Cheng | Keith Holyoake | 1961 |
| 1 December 1960 | 1961 | Chen Chih-Mai | 陳之邁 | (23 August 1908 in Tianjin – 8 November 1978) with residence in Canberra. Was a graduate of Tsing-hua College, first ambassador of the Republic of Chinese to New Zealand. | Chen Cheng | Keith Holyoake | 1963 |
| 30 May 1963 | | Daniel Yu-tang Lew | 劉毓棠 | First resident Chinese Ambassador in New Zealand, 63–66 (*1913 in Guangzhou †2005 in Taipei) m. Zhang Yalan; 3 sons. Educ.: Grad., Yenching University; Ph.D, Harvard University, 1941. Secretary to the Chinese Ambassador in Washington, DC, 43–46; Secretary to the Chinese Delegation at the United Nations Charter Conference, San Francisco, 45; Secretary to the Prime Minister, Nanjing 47–48; Professor, National Tsinghua University, Beijing, 48–49; Diplomatic Liaison Officer, Chinese Mission to Gen. Douglas MacArthur's Headquarters, Tokyo, 1950; Consul Gen., Vancouver, BC, Canada, 1956–58; Consul Gen., Wellington, 58–63; Professor of Political Science, Mackinac College, 1966–70; Ambassador, United Nations, New York, 70–71; Minister, Brasilia, DF, 72–74; Prof. and Dir., Graduate Institute of American Studies, Chinese Culture University, 75–88 | Chen Cheng | Keith Holyoake | 1966 |
| 1966 | | Tsai Wei-ping | zh:蔡維屏 | (*9 August 1911 † 25 January 1997 in Taipei) graduated from Nanjing University of Nanking, MA, Ph.D., University of Illinois political science literature. consul general in Honolulu, 7 July 1968 vice foreign minister. Ambassador in Saudi Arabia. | Yen Chia-kan | Keith Holyoake | 7 July 1968 |
| 17 August 1968 | | Konsin C. Shah | zh:夏功權 | (*17 September 1919 in Chekiang province † 18 October 2008) graduate of Georgetown University in Washington D.C. In 1949 He was co-pilot and navigator on the flight that brought Chiang Kai-shek to Taiwan. from 1964 to 1968 He was director of the protocol department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. from 1973 to 1978 last Permanent Representative of Taiwan to the United Nations and Consul General in New York City. 1978–1979 he was Chairman of the Asia World Plaza Corp. 1979–1981 first unofficial representative Coordinating Council for North American Affairs after derecognition in 1979. 1981–1985: Ambabassador to Montevideo Uruguay. | Yen Chia-kan | Keith Holyoake | 4 December 1972 |
| May 1973 | | Pei Jianzhang | zh:裴坚章 | | Zhou Enlai | Norman Kirk | April 1979 |
| December 1979 | | Qin Lizhen | zh:秦力真 | | Hua Guofeng | Robert Muldoon | October 1983 |
| January 1984 | | Zhang Longhai | zh:张龙海 | | Zhao Ziyang | David Lange | August 1987 |
| October 1987 | | Ni Zhengjian | zh:倪政健 | December 1984 – August 1987 Ambassador in Guyana. | Li Peng | David Lange | October 1991 |
| November 1991 | | Li Jinhua (1932) | zh:李金华 (外交官) | (* September 1932 in Jinan) Nankai University history graduate. On the eve of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Li Jinhua was admitted to Nankai University Department of History. After graduation, she was assigned to the Ministry of Foreign Intelligence Division. Deputy Director of the Foreign Ministry Information Department. She was the first People's Republic of China Foreign Ministry spokeswoman. | Li Peng | Jim Bolger | March 1995 |
| May 1995 | | Huang Guifang | zh:黄桂芳 | (*September 1939 in Xiamen, Fujian Province) In 1964 he graduated from the Diplomatic Academy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs into the People's Republic of China. Stationed: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Research Center, Kampala Uganda, the Information Department as Attaché, Third Secretary, Deputy Director, First Secretary, Counsellor. 1988–1991, director of the General Office of the State Council Huang Guifang, deputy director of Foreign Affairs Office of the State Council. In 1991 ambassador in Manila. In 1998 ambassador in Harare (Zimbabwe) In July 2000 retirement. | Li Peng | Jim Bolger | January 1998 |
| 2 April 1998 | February 1998 | Chen Wenzhao | zh:陈文照 | 1993: first Secretary in Ottawa | Zhu Rongji | Jenny Shipley | February 2001 |
| 30 March 2001 | March 2001 | Chen Mingming | zh:陈明明 | From 2008 to 2011 he was Ambassador Stockholm Sweden. | Zhu Rongji | Helen Clark | December 2005 |
| 6 December 2005 | February 2006 | Zhang Yuanyuan (1950) | zh:张援远 | (*November 1950 in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province) He graduated from the University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the United States and the Fletcher School of Law graduate diplomacy. 1973–1976 Carleton University, University of Toronto student 1977–1981 Chinese Consulate General in Vancouver 1986–1990 Second Secretary, Permanent Mission, First Secretary People's Republic of China 1990–1994 First Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs Translation Office, Director 1994–1995 American Fletcher School of Law graduate and diplomacy Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1995–1998 Counsellor Interpreter 2001–2005: director of the Foreign Ministry Interpreter 2008 to 2011 ambassador to Belgium. | Wen Jiabao | Helen Clark | |
| 19 August 2008 | August 2008 | Zhang Limin | zh:张利民 | From March 2003 to October 2005 he was Ambassador to Cyprus From November 2005 to July 2008 he was ambassador in Latvia From August 2008 to August 2010 he was Ambassador to New Zealand and also to the Cook Islands and Niue Since December 2012 he is ambassador to Guyana. | Wen Jiabao | John Key | |
| 19 September 2010 | August 2010 | Xu Jianguo (1955) | zh:徐建国 (外交官) | | Wen Jiabao | John Key | |
| 26 November 2013 | October 2013 | Wang Lutong | 王鲁彤 | | Li Keqiang | John Key | 16 November 2017 |
| | 26 March 2018 | Wu Xi | | | Li Keqiang | Jacinda Ardern | |