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