List of Australian High Commissioners to New Zealand

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High Commissioner of Australia to New Zealand
Coat of Arms of Australia.svg
Incumbent
Peter Woolcott
since 2016
Style His Excellency
Nominator Prime Minister of Australia
Appointer Governor General of Australia
Inaugural holder Thomas d'Alton
Formation 1943
Website Australian High Commission, Wellington
File:WellingtonEmbassy-Australia.jpg
The Australian High Commission, 72 Hobson Street, Thorndon.

The High Commissioner of Australia to New Zealand is an officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the head of the High Commission of the Commonwealth of Australia to New Zealand in Wellington. The High Commissioner has the rank and status of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and is currently Michael Potts, who also holds non-resident accreditation to the Realm of New Zealand, including the Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau. The posting is one of Australia's oldest, with the first High Commissioner appointed in 1943.

Office-holders

Name Start of term End of term References
Thomas d'Alton 1943 1946 [1]
Roden Cutler 1946 1952
Peter Heydon 1953 1955
John Augustine Collins 1956 1962
Donald Alastair Cameron 1962 1965
David McNicol 1965 1968 [2]
Ted Hicks 1968 1971
Annabelle Rankin 1971 1974
Brian Clarence Hill 1974 1977
Colin Moodie 1975 1977 [3]
Lew Border 1977 1980 [3]
James Webster 1980 1984
Les Johnson 1984 1985
Bill McKinnon 1987 1988 [4]
Robert Laurie 1989 1992
Ray Greet 1993 1996 [5]
Geoff Miller 1996 2000 [6][7]
Bob Cotton 2000 2003 [7][8]
Allan Hawke 2003 2006 [8]
John Dauth 2006 2008 [9]
Paul O'Sullivan 2009 2012 [10]
Michael Potts 2012 2016 [11][12]
Peter Woolcott 2016 incumbent [13]

See also

References

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