Complex sentence: On his return to New Zealand he was appointed head of the Pacific Division and chief of protocol, retaining those positions until his appointment as rapporteur to the 34th session of the Special Political Committee of the United Nations in 1979.
Split into simpler sentences: On his return to New Zealand he was appointed head of the Pacific Division and Chief of Protocol. A position he held until his appointment as rapporteur to the 34th session of the Special Political Committee of the United Nations in 1979.