British High Commission Wellington
Source: gov.uk (2025-04-03)

The British High Commission in Wellington maintains and develops relations between the UK and New Zealand.

Our offices in Wellington and Auckland work together to support the full range of British interests in New Zealand. These include building Britain’s prosperity through increased trade and investment in open markets and supporting British nationals through our consular services, answering over 3,000 enquiries each year.

Find out more on our UK and New Zealand news page (https://www.gov.uk/world/new-zealand/news). We provide services to British nationals living in and visiting New Zealand, Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau, Pitcairn Island, Tonga and Samoa. You can access UK government services (https://www.gov.uk/world/new-zealand) while in New Zealand.

If you’re travelling in New Zealand, see our New Zealand travel advice (https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/new-zealand).

Getting help

If you cannot get the support you need from local services, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can help British people abroad.

We prioritise emergencies and people who are vulnerable, for example, if someone’s:
- ill, injured, or involved in a crime
- with a British person who’s died
Get help from FCDO (https://www.contact.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/posts/new-zealand/british-high-commission-wellington)

Get an emergency travel document

You can apply for an emergency travel document (https://www.gov.uk/emergency-travel-document) if you’re abroad and your passport has been lost or stolen (https://www.gov.uk/report-a-lost-or-stolen-passport), damaged or expired, and you can’t get a new or replacement passport (https://www.gov.uk/renew-adult-passport) in time to travel.

Apply online for an emergency travel document (https://www.gov.uk/emergency-travel-document).

If the person needing the emergency travel document is under 16, a parent or guardian should apply on their behalf.

If you are travelling in more than 3 weeks, check if you can get a new or replacement passport (https://www.gov.uk/renew-adult-passport) in time to travel.

If you are not a British citizen or have not had a British passport before

If you’re not sure, check if you’re a British citizen (https://www.gov.uk/check-british-citizen).

If you’re not a British citizen but think you may be eligible, contact us to apply for an emergency travel document (https://www.contact.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/posts/new-zealand/british-high-commission-wellington).

Other consular services

Notarial services

Our high commission cannot carry out notarial acts under the Commissioner of Oaths Act 1889, or on instruction from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in London. This includes certifying documents as true copies of originals, administering oaths or taking affidavits. For these or other notarial acts, or legalising documents, contact a notary public (https://notarypublic.org.nz/find-a-notary/).

See the full list of notarial and documentary services for British people abroad (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/documents-for-british-people-abroad).

Consular fees

See the full list of consular fees (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/consular-services-fees).

We also provide services in Auckland (https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-consulate-general-auckland).

Development work in Pitcairn Island
- Development Tracker: Pitcairn Island (https://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/countries/PN) to explore international development projects funded by the UK government by country and sector
- Pitcairn Island and the UK (https://www.gov.uk/world/pitcairn-island/news) updates, news and events from the UK government in Pitcairn Island
Find out more in the country profile for the Overseas Territories (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfid-overseas-territories-profile-july-2018).